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Synonyms for irritable
ˈɪr ɪ tə bəlir·ri·ta·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techyadjective
easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Synonyms:
irritating, rough, tender, bothersome, galling, cranky, gravelly, crank, pesky, scratchy, pettish, pestiferous, pestering, abrasive, uneven, vexing, petulant, excitable, plaguey, refractory, teasing, tippy, peevish, rasping, recalcitrant, nettlesome, fractious, plaguy, tetchy, testy, spotty, techy, vexatious, raspy, peckish, annoying, gratingAntonyms:
insensitive, good-naturedirritableadjective
abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
Synonyms:
scratchy, fractious, nettlesome, cranky, peevish, techy, petulant, pettish, tetchy, testy, excitable, peckishAntonyms:
insensitive, good-naturedexcitable, irritableadjective
capable of responding to stimuli
Synonyms:
scratchy, fractious, nettlesome, cranky, peevish, techy, petulant, pettish, tetchy, testy, excitable, peckishAntonyms:
insensitive, good-natured
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#5548 | rough | |
#6740 | tender | |
#9416 | annoying | |
#11990 | moody | |
#16647 | crank | |
#19872 | annoyed | |
#21074 | teasing | |
#21612 | uneven | |
#23129 | abrasive | |
#23970 | irritating | |
#26620 | irritable | |
#27763 | refractory | |
#28023 | grating | |
#30182 | cranky | |
#34818 | pesky | |
#46948 | bothersome | |
#51084 | spotty | |
#59577 | scratchy | |
#68434 | gravelly | |
#70249 | recalcitrant | |
#70924 | techy | |
#72009 | excitable | |
#74214 | testy | |
#78530 | vexing | |
#89995 | vexatious | |
#90718 | tippy | |
#96709 | raspy | |
#101981 | galling | |
#103649 | petulant | |
#108040 | pestering | |
#111963 | fractious | |
#112226 | peevish | |
#147394 | rasping | |
#287350 | peckish | |
#323849 | tetchy |
How to use irritable in a sentence?
It’s never too late to start, sleep is very individualized, and every child will respond differently to the time change. Make sure you as the parent are getting the rest you need as well, so you’re not overly irritable with your child.
There is no specific research showing that this specific medication has been linked to aggression, in fact, when used properly this medication would stabilize people who otherwise would irritable, such as heroin addicts undergoing withdrawal and feeling anxious and irritable.
You notice things like being more irritable, more destructive, less motivated, less hopeful.
The wise determine from the gravity of the case the irritable, from sensibility to oppression the high minded, from disdain and indignation at abusive power in unworthy hands.
For me as an actress I have to learn dialogue. So I would be dropping lines, getting irritable; I have a temper, i go to bed and I start thinking and I just can’t turn it off. I wake up and I think I want to check my phone but I know not to do that.
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