testiness Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- biliousness
- grouchiness
- perverseness
- peevishness
- sulkiness
- surliness
- anger
- sensitivity
- wrath
- grumpiness
- huffiness
- fury
- rage
- combativeness
- choler
- aggressiveness
- pettishness
- rudeness
- irascibility
- perversity
- crankiness
- disagreeableness
- crotchetiness
- waspishness
- exasperation
- crossness
- indignation
- petulance
- hostility
Weak:
- crustiness
- querulousness
- passion
- pugnaciousness
- belligerency
- unfriendliness
- feistiness
- fight
- fierceness
- irascibleness
- contrariness
- antipathy
- quarrelsomeness
- touchiness
- truculency
- truculence
- contentiousness
- curmudgeonliness
- pugnacity
- rancor
- spleen
- bellicosity
- belligerence
- scrappiness
- orneriness
- fretfulness
- jaundice
- disputatiousness
- fussiness
- supersensitivity
- cantankerousness
- antagonism
- oversensitiveness
- dyspepsia
- animosity
Strongest:
- geniality
- tolerance
- forbearance
- geniality
- affability
- understanding
- cordiality
- sociability
- sociability
- friendliness
- tolerance
- cordiality
- affability
- long-suffering
- agreeableness
- patience
- understanding
- agreeableness
- patience
- friendliness
- long-suffering
- forbearance
Strong:
- amiability
- gentleness
- amicability
- serenity
- coolness
- amiability
- tranquillity
- amenity
- amenity
- amiableness
- coolness
- gentleness
- tranquillity
- amiableness
- amicability
- tranquility
- serenity
- tranquility
Weak:
testiness Meaning
testiness (n)
feeling easily irritated
testiness (n.)
The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.
testiness Sentence Examples
- The child's testiness was directed toward his siblings, who constantly teased him.
- The professor's testiness was evident in his curt responses to students' questions.
- The customer service agent's testiness made the caller feel even more frustrated.
- The manager's testiness created a tense atmosphere in the office.
- The doctor's testiness made the patient feel uncomfortable and nervous.
- The lawyer's testiness during the cross-examination was an attempt to intimidate the witness.
- The politician's testiness in the debate alienated potential voters.
- The author's testiness in his response to criticism revealed his sensitivity.
- The teacher's testiness was a sign of his frustration with the students' lack of effort.
- The employee's testiness toward his colleagues made it difficult for them to work together effectively.
FAQs About the word testiness
feeling easily irritatedThe quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.
irritableness, aggression,irritability, biliousness, grouchiness, perverseness,peevishness, sulkiness, surliness, anger
geniality, tolerance, forbearance, geniality, affability,understanding, cordiality, sociability, sociability, friendliness
The child's testiness was directed toward his siblings, who constantly teased him.
The professor's testiness was evident in his curt responses to students' questions.
The customer service agent's testiness made the caller feel even more frustrated.
The manager's testiness created a tense atmosphere in the office.
