testy Antonyms
Strongest:
- extraverted
- companionable
- friendly
- amiable
- agreeable
- sociable
- extroverted
- affable
- companionable
- affable
- sweet
- genial
- cordial
- agreeable
- gregarious
- good-natured
- genial
- amiable
- sweet
- good-natured
- gregarious
- extroverted
- cordial
- outgoing
- outgoing
- extraverted
- sociable
- friendly
Strong:
- well-disposed
- relaxed
- well-disposed
- good-tempered
- easygoing
- carefree
- tolerant
- relaxed
- patient
- easygoing
- tolerant
- patient
- good-tempered
- carefree
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- crabby
- short-tempered
- waspish
- snippy
- grouchy
- sensitive
- prickly
- stuffy
- snappish
- petulant
- choleric
- irascible
- contentious
- snarky
- pettish
- cross
- peevish
- out-of-sorts
- raspy
- short
- cranky
- crotchety
- out-of-humor
- passionate
- grumpy
Weak:
- snarly
- touchy
- cross-grained
- argumentative
- disagreeable
- sulky
- snippety
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- truculent
- off-colored
- ratty
- belligerent
- cantankerous
- fractious
- pouty
- quick-tempered
- perverse
- surly
- ill-humored
- disputatious
- ill-natured
- dyspeptic
- ornery
- scrappy
- snappy
- querulous
- combative
- huffy
- off-color
- curmudgeonly
- bearish
- sullen
- fretful
- bilious
- tetchy
- ill-tempered
- thin-skinned
- bellicose
Meaning of testy
testy (s)
easily irritated or annoyed
testy (superl.)
Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
testy Sentence Examples
- The child became testy after being denied a treat.
- The boss's testy demeanor made employees hesitant to approach him.
- The sourdough bread turned out a bit too testy, making it difficult to eat.
- The weather forecast predicted a testy storm, with high winds and heavy rain.
- The tea was surprisingly testy, with a strong and slightly bitter flavor.
- The teacher grew testy when the students failed to follow instructions.
- The old woman was known for her testy temper, and her neighbors avoided provoking her.
- The test result came back testy, indicating a potential health issue.
- The crowd grew testy as the speaker droned on for hours.
- The relationship between husband and wife became testy after a series of misunderstandings.
FAQs About the word testy
easily irritated or annoyedFretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
irritable, fiery, crabby, short-tempered, waspish, snippy, grouchy, sensitive, prickly, stuffy
extraverted, companionable, friendly, amiable, agreeable, sociable, extroverted, affable, companionable, affable
The child became testy after being denied a treat.
The boss's testy demeanor made employees hesitant to approach him.
The sourdough bread turned out a bit too testy, making it difficult to eat.
The weather forecast predicted a testy storm, with high winds and heavy rain.