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