fretful Antonyms
Strongest:
- affable
- well-disposed
- genial
- easygoing
- relaxed
- cordial
- extraverted
- forbearing
- amiable
- patient
- patient
- well-disposed
- stoical
- good-natured
- affable
- sociable
- friendly
- gregarious
- extroverted
- extroverted
- gregarious
- companionable
- carefree
- cordial
- agreeable
- sociable
- easygoing
- tolerant
- extraverted
- outgoing
- carefree
- good-natured
- stoic
- stoic
- stoical
- tolerant
- genial
- outgoing
- forbearing
- agreeable
- uncomplaining
- sweet
- companionable
- friendly
- uncomplaining
- relaxed
- amiable
- sweet
Strong:
- sure
- good-tempered
- easy
- composed
- placid
- tranquil
- undisturbed
- obliging
- sure
- placid
- controlled
- collected
- controlled
- serene
- understanding
- long-suffering
- serene
- collected
- calm
- easy
- good-tempered
- confident
- tranquil
- calm
- long-suffering
- happy-go-lucky
- happy-go-lucky
- composed
- obliging
- confident
- undisturbed
- nerveless
- understanding
- nerveless
Weak:
Strongest:
- querulous
- agitated
- grumpy
- apprehensive
- nervous
- dyspeptic
- pettish
- worried
- cantankerous
- petulant
- uneasy
- snappish
- irascible
- peevish
- bilious
- captious
- troubled
- testy
- heated
- irritable
- disturbed
- restless
- grouchy
- anxious
Strong:
- fractious
- tetchy
- ornery
- crabby
- choleric
- warlike
- off-colored
- cross
- scrappy
- truculent
- freaked
- snarly
- cranky
- pouty
- pugnacious
- ill-tempered
- ill-humored
- gladiatorial
- overwrought
- snippety
- contrary
- ratty
- frenzied
- distraught
- rude
- feverish
- aggressive
- perverse
- hyperactive
- feisty
- obsessed
- bellicose
- bearish
- wayward
- tense
- militant
- vexed
- hesitant
- snippy
- ill-natured
- excited
- sullen
- quarrelsome
- splenetic
- huffy
- short-tempered
- hectic
- curmudgeonly
- perturbed
- sulky
- foreboding
- snappy
- restive
- high-strung
- quick-tempered
- fiery
- disagreeable
- sensitive
- disputatious
- combative
- cross-grained
- overactive
- stuffy
- waspish
- balky
- upset
- surly
- crotchety
- thin-skinned
- prickly
- touchy
- snarky
- belligerent
- uptight
- contentious
- fretting
- unquiet
- short
- off-color
- raspy
- passionate
- argumentative
Weak:
- misgiving
- dithery
- aquiver
- out-of-humor
- fidgety
- atingle
- flighty
- aflutter
- stewing
- hinky
- jittery
- insecure
- atwitter
- nervy
- queazy
- skittish
- hyped-up
- antsy
- fluttery
- distressed
- unnerved
- spooky
- hot-blooded
- jumpy
- out-of-sorts
- qualmish
- queasy
- aggrieved
- preoccupied
- ill-at-ease
- edgy
- bothered
- wired
- hyperexcited
- disquieted
- overexcited
- shook-up
- het-up
- concerned
- undone
- freaked-out
- unstrung
- goosey
- flustered
- afire
Meaning of fretful
fretful (s)
nervous and unable to relax
habitually complaining
fretful (a.)
Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper.
fretful Sentence Examples
- Emily's fretful crying kept her parents awake all night.
- The fretful child paced nervously, unable to find peace.
- The traffic, a symphony of honking horns, made her fretful and irritable.
- Her fretful thoughts raced through her mind, preventing her from concentrating.
- The fretful patient lay tossing and turning in their hospital bed.
- The new employee's fretful nature made them question if they were suited for the job.
- The fretful wind howled and whistled, rattling the windows.
- The anxious mother fretted over her son's safety every waking moment.
- The fretful squirrel darted from branch to branch, its tail twitching nervously.
- The fretful student could not shake the feeling that something was amiss.
FAQs About the word fretful
nervous and unable to relax, habitually complainingDisposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper.
querulous, agitated, grumpy, apprehensive, nervous, dyspeptic, pettish, worried, cantankerous, petulant
affable, well-disposed, genial, easygoing, relaxed, cordial, extraverted, forbearing, amiable, patient
Emily's fretful crying kept her parents awake all night.
The fretful child paced nervously, unable to find peace.
The traffic, a symphony of honking horns, made her fretful and irritable.
Her fretful thoughts raced through her mind, preventing her from concentrating.
