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