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