hot-tempered Synonyms
Strongest:
- combative
- hostile
- ornery
- petulant
- bellicose
- contentious
- feisty
- aggressive
- pugnacious
- irascible
- militant
- confrontational
- truculent
- quarrelsome
- snappish
- fierce
- irritable
- antagonistic
- warlike
- belligerent
- disputatious
Strong:
- testy
- fretful
- cross
- surly
- acidic
- touchy
- cranky
- waspish
- querulous
- fractious
- peevish
- grumpy
- ugly
- grouchy
- discordant
- choleric
- ill-tempered
- assaultive
- gladiatorial
- bristly
- ill-natured
- dyspeptic
- ill-humored
- chippy
- disagreeable
- huffy
- prickly
- scrappy
- pettish
- argumentative
- agonistic
- stroppy
- brawly
- bilious
- crabby
Weak:
Strongest:
- easygoing
- kindhearted
- conciliatory
- cordial
- benevolent
- benevolent
- easygoing
- good-natured
- kindhearted
- gracious
- conciliatory
- friendly
- peaceful
- unwarlike
- friendly
- pleasant
- cordial
- pacific
- gracious
- pleasant
- unwarlike
- affable
- affable
- peaceable
- nonaggressive
- peaceful
- nonaggressive
- peaceable
- pacific
- good-natured
- amiable
- amiable
Strong:
- serene
- benign
- tranquil
- good-tempered
- quiet
- genial
- unbelligerent
- benign
- amicable
- ingratiating
- sociable
- sociable
- nonbelligerent
- uncontentious
- complaisant
- good-tempered
- obliging
- amicable
- complaisant
- mild
- relaxed
- unbelligerent
- obliging
- antimilitarist
- uncombative
- mild
- ingratiating
- quiet
- relaxed
- uncombative
- gentle
- tranquil
- calm
- nonbelligerent
- antimilitarist
- gentle
- calm
- serene
- genial
- uncontentious
Weak:
hot-tempered Meaning
hot-tempered (s)
quickly aroused to anger
hot-tempered Sentence Examples
- The hot-tempered coach erupted in a fit of anger when his team lost the game.
- The politician's hot-tempered outburst alienated many potential voters.
- He had a hot-tempered nature that often led him into confrontations.
- The boss's hot-tempered reaction to any mistake created a tense work environment.
- The hot-tempered driver got into a road rage incident over a minor traffic infraction.
- The hot-tempered student was constantly getting into trouble for his outbursts in class.
- The hot-tempered woman had a history of violent outbursts directed at her loved ones.
- The hot-tempered neighbor was known for his volatile temper and loud arguments.
- The hot-tempered child threw a tantrum whenever he didn't get his way.
- The hot-tempered actor's on-set behavior caused numerous problems for the production crew.
FAQs About the word hot-tempered
quickly aroused to anger
combative, hostile, ornery, petulant, bellicose, contentious, feisty, aggressive, pugnacious, irascible
easygoing, kindhearted, conciliatory, cordial, benevolent, benevolent, easygoing, good-natured, kindhearted, gracious
The hot-tempered coach erupted in a fit of anger when his team lost the game.
The politician's hot-tempered outburst alienated many potential voters.
He had a hot-tempered nature that often led him into confrontations.
The boss's hot-tempered reaction to any mistake created a tense work environment.
