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