trigger-happy Synonyms
Strongest:
- contentious
- assertive
- truculent
- aggressive
- belligerent
- disputatious
- high-pressure
- pugnacious
- pushy
- enterprising
- quarrelsome
- bellicose
- warlike
- militant
- ambitious
- combative
- in-your-face
Strong:
- venturesome
- confident
- vigorous
- cocksure
- go-getting
- gutsy
- overambitious
- venturous
- fierce
- bumptious
- unapologetic
- cocky
- hustling
- energetic
- strenuous
- emboldened
- adventuresome
- daring
- obtrusive
- dashing
- emphatic
- cheeky
- insolent
- self-assertive
- dynamic
- gladiatorial
- hyperaggressive
- impudent
- adventurous
- overconfident
- discordant
- argumentative
- feisty
- gung-ho
- self-asserting
Weak:
Strongest:
- compliant
- nonassertive
- submissive
- easygoing
- unaggressive
- relaxed
- amenable
- unenterprising
- tractable
- unenterprising
- relaxed
- low-pressure
- timid
- unassertive
- docile
- docile
- amenable
- passive
- submissive
- compliant
- nonassertive
- ambitionless
- deferential
- passive
- easygoing
- timid
- low-pressure
- unassertive
- unambitious
- unaggressive
- acquiescent
- ambitionless
- tractable
- deferential
- unambitious
- acquiescent
Strong:
- slavish
- reserved
- laid-back
- meek
- servile
- mousy
- laid-back
- retiring
- unobtrusive
- obsequious
- mousy
- obsequious
- modest
- unobtrusive
- shrinking
- resigned
- humble
- yielding
- diffident
- servile
- meek
- slavish
- lowly
- resigned
- diffident
- subdued
- shy
- modest
- retiring
- bashful
- shrinking
- demure
- subdued
- yielding
- bashful
- shy
- demure
- lowly
- quiet
- mild
- humble
- quiet
- mild
- reserved
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
contentious, assertive, truculent, aggressive,belligerent, disputatious, high-pressure, pugnacious, pushy, enterprising
compliant, nonassertive, submissive, easygoing, unaggressive, relaxed, amenable, unenterprising, tractable, unenterprising
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.
