irritable Antonyms
Strongest:
- good-natured
- outgoing
- extroverted
- genial
- agreeable
- sweet
- amiable
- companionable
- gregarious
- cordial
- friendly
- sweet
- gregarious
- cordial
- extraverted
- affable
- good-natured
- affable
- genial
- companionable
- amiable
- outgoing
- sociable
- agreeable
- friendly
- extraverted
- sociable
- extroverted
Strong:
- easygoing
- patient
- tolerant
- easygoing
- tolerant
- carefree
- well-disposed
- stoical
- good-tempered
- good-tempered
- well-disposed
- stoic
- relaxed
- stoical
- carefree
- relaxed
- forbearing
- patient
- forbearing
- stoic
Weak:
Strongest:
- pettish
- short-tempered
- fiery
- snippy
- irascible
- crabby
- grouchy
- snappish
- snarky
- crotchety
- peevish
- cranky
- choleric
- petulant
- raspy
- grumpy
- cross
- waspish
- testy
- passionate
Strong:
- ornery
- short
- contentious
- argumentative
- tetchy
- quarrelsome
- cantankerous
- ill-tempered
- sensitive
- snappy
- perverse
- belligerent
- out-of-humor
- pugnacious
- surly
- disagreeable
- quick-tempered
- sulky
- bilious
- fretful
- querulous
- out-of-sorts
- combative
- dyspeptic
- ratty
- prickly
- curmudgeonly
- snippety
- stuffy
- snarly
Weak:
Meaning of irritable
irritable (s)
easily irritated or annoyed
abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
capable of responding to stimuli
irritable (a.)
Capable of being irriated.
Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper.
Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli.
Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3.
irritable Sentence Examples
- The child was easily irritable and would often lash out at his siblings for little reasons.
- The woman's irritable demeanor made it difficult for her to keep a job or maintain relationships.
- The patient's irritability was a side effect of the medication he had been prescribed.
- The irritable weather made it difficult to enjoy being outdoors.
- The constant noise and activity of the city made the man irritable and stressed.
- The traffic jam made the driver irritable and short-tempered.
- The irritating sound of the fingernails scratching on the chalkboard made the students cringe.
- The politician's irritable comments about his opponent caused a scandal.
- The irritable rash on the child's skin made him miserable and uncomfortable.
- The ringing of the phone at 3 AM made the man irritable and sleepy.
FAQs About the word irritable
easily irritated or annoyed, abnormally sensitive to a stimulus, capable of responding to stimuliCapable of being irriated., Very susceptible of anger or passio
pettish, short-tempered,fiery, snippy, irascible, crabby, grouchy, snappish, snarky, crotchety
good-natured, outgoing, extroverted, genial, agreeable, sweet, amiable, companionable, gregarious, cordial
The child was easily irritable and would often lash out at his siblings for little reasons.
The woman's irritable demeanor made it difficult for her to keep a job or maintain relationships.
The patient's irritability was a side effect of the medication he had been prescribed.
The irritable weather made it difficult to enjoy being outdoors.
