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