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