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