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.
fretful Meaning
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of fretful
Synonyms:
- uneasy
- petulant
- disturbed
- anxious
- peevish
- heated
- troubled
- snappish
- captious
- querulous
- worried
- pettish
- cantankerous
- restless
- bilious
- irritable
- apprehensive
- irascible
- nervous
- dyspeptic
- testy
- grouchy
- agitated
- grumpy
Antonyms:
- agreeable
- amiable
- extraverted
- sweet
- gregarious
- carefree
- cordial
- forbearing
- well-disposed
- sweet
- easygoing
- affable
- tolerant
- gregarious
- patient
- amiable
- companionable
- easygoing
- uncomplaining
- outgoing
- affable
- carefree
- relaxed
- extroverted
- sociable
- forbearing
- cordial
- stoical
- sociable
- stoical
- friendly
- agreeable
- relaxed
- stoic
- tolerant
- extraverted
- well-disposed
- stoic
- extroverted
- genial
- uncomplaining
- friendly
- good-natured
- outgoing
- good-natured
- companionable
- genial
- patient
Synonyms:
- choleric
- feverish
- raspy
- ill-humored
- truculent
- bearish
- hyperactive
- excited
- fretting
- militant
- unquiet
- freaked
- combative
- pouty
- cranky
- splenetic
- disagreeable
- snarky
- contrary
- fractious
- off-colored
- contentious
- snippy
- waspish
- ill-tempered
- sensitive
- rude
- prickly
- perturbed
- tetchy
- pugnacious
- snarly
- upset
- aggressive
- snippety
- gladiatorial
- high-strung
- warlike
- balky
- belligerent
- quick-tempered
- restive
- perverse
- overwrought
- snappy
- uptight
- cross
- foreboding
- touchy
- sullen
- short-tempered
- crotchety
- short
- huffy
- disputatious
- vexed
- hectic
- thin-skinned
- feisty
- overactive
- stuffy
- fiery
- ornery
- scrappy
- quarrelsome
- distraught
- surly
- tense
- frenzied
- wayward
- sulky
- obsessed
- off-color
- passionate
- ill-natured
- crabby
- curmudgeonly
- argumentative
- cross-grained
- hesitant
- ratty
- bellicose
Antonyms:
- calm
- long-suffering
- collected
- confident
- confident
- long-suffering
- calm
- placid
- easy
- composed
- obliging
- obliging
- tranquil
- understanding
- placid
- sure
- controlled
- nerveless
- tranquil
- sure
- easy
- understanding
- undisturbed
- undisturbed
- controlled
- collected
- happy-go-lucky
- composed
- serene
- happy-go-lucky
- serene
- nerveless
- good-tempered
- good-tempered
Synonyms:
- atingle
- out-of-humor
- atwitter
- fluttery
- shook-up
- ill-at-ease
- undone
- fidgety
- dithery
- flighty
- hinky
- insecure
- queasy
- nervy
- queazy
- out-of-sorts
- distressed
- concerned
- freaked-out
- antsy
- unnerved
- afire
- misgiving
- spooky
- het-up
- disquieted
- aquiver
- qualmish
- unstrung
- goosey
- hyperexcited
- wired
- hot-blooded
- edgy
- overexcited
- flustered
- skittish
- stewing
- hyped-up
- aggrieved
- aflutter
- bothered
- jittery
- jumpy
- preoccupied
Antonyms:
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.
uneasy, petulant, disturbed, anxious, peevish, heated, troubled, snappish, captious, querulous
agreeable,amiable, extraverted, sweet, gregarious, carefree, cordial, forbearing, well-disposed, sweet
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.
