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