short-tempered Antonyms
Strongest:
- good-natured
- sociable
- genial
- cordial
- companionable
- agreeable
- outgoing
- gregarious
- agreeable
- extroverted
- extraverted
- outgoing
- affable
- extraverted
- extroverted
- cordial
- sociable
- friendly
- amiable
- sweet
- gregarious
- affable
- amiable
- genial
- friendly
- good-natured
- companionable
- sweet
Strong:
- easygoing
- tolerant
- patient
- relaxed
- stoic
- easygoing
- tolerant
- patient
- relaxed
- well-disposed
- carefree
- carefree
- good-tempered
- stoic
- stoical
- well-disposed
- stoical
- good-tempered
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- choleric
- testy
- passionate
- fiery
- petulant
- crabby
- waspish
- pettish
- cranky
- peevish
- cross
- irascible
- grouchy
- snippy
- snarky
- quick-tempered
- snappish
- crotchety
- grumpy
Weak:
- scrappy
- raspy
- sensitive
- cross-grained
- bearish
- curmudgeonly
- bellicose
- querulous
- ill-tempered
- ill-natured
- off-colored
- snippety
- quarrelsome
- combative
- argumentative
- tetchy
- truculent
- prickly
- belligerent
- pugnacious
- surly
- stuffy
- huffy
- off-color
- disputatious
- snarly
- ill-humored
- fretful
- out-of-humor
- cantankerous
- sullen
- short
- ratty
- contentious
- dyspeptic
- ornery
- fractious
- perverse
- sulky
- pouty
- disagreeable
- thin-skinned
- snappy
- out-of-sorts
- touchy
- bilious
Meaning of short-tempered
Wordnet
short-tempered (s)
quickly aroused to anger
short-tempered Sentence Examples
- The short-tempered CEO exploded with rage at the slightest provocation.
- Her short-tempered nature made it difficult for her to maintain relationships.
- The short-tempered toddler threw a tantrum when he didn't get his way.
- The police officer was known for his short-tempered outbursts.
- His short-temperedness often got him into trouble with his coworkers.
- The teacher warned the students that the substitute was short-tempered and easily angered.
- The short-tempered dog barked incessantly at strangers.
- The short-tempered boxer was eager to get into a fight.
- The short-tempered politician was notorious for his fiery speeches.
- The short-tempered child broke his toys whenever he was frustrated.
FAQs About the word short-tempered
quickly aroused to anger
irritable, choleric, testy, passionate,fiery, petulant, crabby, waspish, pettish, cranky
good-natured, sociable, genial, cordial, companionable, agreeable, outgoing, gregarious, agreeable, extroverted
The short-tempered CEO exploded with rage at the slightest provocation.
Her short-tempered nature made it difficult for her to maintain relationships.
The short-tempered toddler threw a tantrum when he didn't get his way.
The police officer was known for his short-tempered outbursts.
