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