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