short-tempered Antonyms
Strongest:
- agreeable
- cordial
- gregarious
- sociable
- sweet
- sociable
- companionable
- extroverted
- cordial
- amiable
- genial
- gregarious
- friendly
- agreeable
- good-natured
- outgoing
- genial
- outgoing
- sweet
- affable
- companionable
- extroverted
- extraverted
- amiable
- affable
- friendly
- good-natured
- extraverted
Strong:
- tolerant
- stoical
- stoic
- relaxed
- patient
- carefree
- relaxed
- stoic
- good-tempered
- good-tempered
- easygoing
- tolerant
- stoical
- well-disposed
- carefree
- easygoing
- well-disposed
- patient
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- peevish
- fiery
- crabby
- cranky
- grouchy
- snarky
- testy
- passionate
- choleric
- pettish
- quick-tempered
- cross
- grumpy
- snappish
- petulant
- snippy
- irascible
- crotchety
- waspish
Weak:
- snippety
- thin-skinned
- ratty
- snarly
- bilious
- off-colored
- argumentative
- pouty
- fretful
- contentious
- out-of-humor
- off-color
- huffy
- truculent
- sullen
- stuffy
- fractious
- raspy
- cross-grained
- disputatious
- short
- querulous
- bearish
- tetchy
- bellicose
- scrappy
- cantankerous
- disagreeable
- combative
- perverse
- surly
- belligerent
- touchy
- curmudgeonly
- sulky
- sensitive
- ill-tempered
- out-of-sorts
- dyspeptic
- ill-natured
- ill-humored
- quarrelsome
- snappy
- prickly
- pugnacious
- ornery
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, peevish,fiery, crabby, cranky, grouchy, snarky, testy, passionate, choleric
agreeable, cordial, gregarious, sociable, sweet, sociable, companionable, extroverted, cordial, amiable
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.
