trigger-happy Synonyms
Strongest:
- aggressive
- in-your-face
- assertive
- combative
- ambitious
- contentious
- pushy
- belligerent
- disputatious
- quarrelsome
- truculent
- bellicose
- warlike
- high-pressure
- pugnacious
- militant
- enterprising
Strong:
- self-assertive
- adventuresome
- go-getting
- cheeky
- energetic
- argumentative
- unapologetic
- impudent
- overconfident
- discordant
- gung-ho
- adventurous
- gladiatorial
- hyperaggressive
- gutsy
- feisty
- emphatic
- cocksure
- fierce
- dashing
- cocky
- insolent
- strenuous
- vigorous
- dynamic
- hustling
- venturesome
- bumptious
- self-asserting
- confident
- emboldened
- overambitious
- obtrusive
- venturous
- daring
Weak:
Strongest:
- easygoing
- passive
- nonassertive
- compliant
- unaggressive
- low-pressure
- ambitionless
- acquiescent
- unassertive
- relaxed
- ambitionless
- submissive
- unenterprising
- amenable
- nonassertive
- acquiescent
- deferential
- unassertive
- timid
- unaggressive
- low-pressure
- deferential
- docile
- compliant
- relaxed
- unenterprising
- tractable
- submissive
- tractable
- amenable
- passive
- unambitious
- unambitious
- easygoing
- timid
- docile
Strong:
- mousy
- shy
- subdued
- unobtrusive
- laid-back
- servile
- diffident
- shrinking
- retiring
- meek
- unobtrusive
- yielding
- reserved
- modest
- laid-back
- reserved
- bashful
- humble
- demure
- obsequious
- humble
- quiet
- modest
- shy
- mild
- resigned
- demure
- resigned
- obsequious
- subdued
- mousy
- diffident
- lowly
- quiet
- bashful
- yielding
- retiring
- servile
- shrinking
- slavish
- lowly
- meek
- mild
- slavish
Weak:
trigger-happy Meaning
trigger-happy (s)
irresponsible in the use of firearms
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
trigger-happy Sentence Examples
- The trigger-happy soldier opened fire without hesitation, killing several innocent civilians.
- The police officer was trigger-happy, firing his weapon indiscriminately during a routine traffic stop.
- The child was given a toy gun, making him trigger-happy and causing him to shoot at his friends.
- The video game was so violent and realistic that it made players trigger-happy.
- The adrenaline rush from shooting made the hunter trigger-happy, causing him to shoot at anything that moved.
- The author portrayed the character as trigger-happy, seeking violence whenever possible.
- The politician's comments were so inflammatory that they made people trigger-happy, ready to lash out at others.
- The trigger-happy nature of the security guard made everyone in the building feel uneasy.
- The gang members were trigger-happy, often shooting at each other even over minor disputes.
- The traumatized veteran became trigger-happy, reacting violently to loud noises or unexpected movements.
FAQs About the word trigger-happy
irresponsible in the use of firearms, marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
aggressive, in-your-face, assertive, combative, ambitious, contentious, pushy,belligerent, disputatious, quarrelsome
easygoing, passive, nonassertive, compliant, unaggressive, low-pressure, ambitionless, acquiescent, unassertive, relaxed
The trigger-happy soldier opened fire without hesitation, killing several innocent civilians.
The police officer was trigger-happy, firing his weapon indiscriminately during a routine traffic stop.
The child was given a toy gun, making him trigger-happy and causing him to shoot at his friends.
The video game was so violent and realistic that it made players trigger-happy.
