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