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