hot-tempered (Meaning)
hot-tempered (s)
quickly aroused to anger
Synonyms & Antonyms of hot-tempered
Synonyms:
- disputatious
- hostile
- feisty
- fierce
- irascible
- aggressive
- warlike
- truculent
- snappish
- petulant
- bellicose
- contentious
- quarrelsome
- combative
- confrontational
- ornery
- militant
- irritable
- pugnacious
- antagonistic
- belligerent
Antonyms:
- amiable
- unwarlike
- peaceable
- gracious
- good-natured
- kindhearted
- easygoing
- benevolent
- pacific
- nonaggressive
- affable
- kindhearted
- pleasant
- conciliatory
- unwarlike
- peaceable
- nonaggressive
- gracious
- peaceful
- cordial
- benevolent
- friendly
- pacific
- pleasant
- cordial
- conciliatory
- friendly
- amiable
- good-natured
- affable
- easygoing
- peaceful
Synonyms:
- pettish
- waspish
- surly
- brawly
- discordant
- gladiatorial
- cranky
- choleric
- ill-natured
- assaultive
- chippy
- peevish
- dyspeptic
- huffy
- argumentative
- querulous
- fretful
- touchy
- ill-tempered
- crabby
- bristly
- ill-humored
- agonistic
- grouchy
- grumpy
- acidic
- fractious
- stroppy
- prickly
- testy
- bilious
- scrappy
- ugly
- disagreeable
- cross
Antonyms:
- genial
- quiet
- ingratiating
- serene
- obliging
- complaisant
- relaxed
- gentle
- unbelligerent
- genial
- nonbelligerent
- antimilitarist
- sociable
- amicable
- uncombative
- benign
- tranquil
- uncontentious
- mild
- nonbelligerent
- calm
- sociable
- unbelligerent
- ingratiating
- good-tempered
- benign
- relaxed
- amicable
- good-tempered
- antimilitarist
- complaisant
- mild
- tranquil
- calm
- gentle
- obliging
- serene
- uncontentious
- uncombative
- quiet
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
disputatious, hostile, feisty, fierce, irascible, aggressive, warlike, truculent, snappish, petulant
amiable, unwarlike, peaceable, gracious, good-natured, kindhearted, easygoing, benevolent, pacific, nonaggressive
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.
