irritable Antonyms
Strongest:
- outgoing
- sociable
- extroverted
- agreeable
- cordial
- good-natured
- sweet
- amiable
- sweet
- affable
- genial
- outgoing
- sociable
- gregarious
- friendly
- affable
- extroverted
- genial
- extraverted
- friendly
- companionable
- gregarious
- cordial
- good-natured
- amiable
- companionable
- agreeable
- extraverted
Strong:
- good-tempered
- good-tempered
- relaxed
- relaxed
- carefree
- stoical
- stoical
- tolerant
- easygoing
- stoic
- patient
- stoic
- easygoing
- forbearing
- tolerant
- well-disposed
- carefree
- well-disposed
- patient
- forbearing
Weak:
Strongest:
- snarky
- testy
- short-tempered
- grouchy
- choleric
- waspish
- petulant
- fiery
- passionate
- snappish
- crabby
- grumpy
- cross
- peevish
- raspy
- crotchety
- pettish
- irascible
- snippy
- cranky
Strong:
- out-of-sorts
- belligerent
- short
- querulous
- quarrelsome
- sensitive
- contentious
- quick-tempered
- sulky
- fretful
- ornery
- dyspeptic
- bilious
- curmudgeonly
- perverse
- ratty
- stuffy
- ill-tempered
- snarly
- disagreeable
- argumentative
- surly
- out-of-humor
- pugnacious
- cantankerous
- tetchy
- prickly
- snappy
- snippety
- combative
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
snarky, testy, short-tempered, grouchy, choleric, waspish, petulant,fiery, passionate, snappish
outgoing, sociable, extroverted, agreeable, cordial, good-natured, sweet, amiable, sweet, affable
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.
