Synonyms for irritable
ˈɪr ɪ tə bəlir·ri·ta·ble

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1. 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, grating

   Antonyms:
   insensitive, good-natured

2. irritableadjective

   abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

   Synonyms:
   scratchy, fractious, nettlesome, cranky, peevish, techy, petulant, pettish, tetchy, testy, excitable, peckish

   Antonyms:
   insensitive, good-natured

3. excitable, irritableadjective

   capable of responding to stimuli

   Synonyms:
   scratchy, fractious, nettlesome, cranky, peevish, techy, petulant, pettish, tetchy, testy, excitable, peckish

   Antonyms:
   insensitive, good-natured

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1. • Pathology
   • Physiology

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1. irritableadjective

   Synonyms:
   irascible, fretful, testy, touchy, peevish, pettish, waspish, snappish, choleric, splenetic, captious, petulant, excitable, hot, peppery, passionate, fiery

2. irritableadjective

   Synonyms:
   susceptible (to the influence of a stimulus)

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1. irritableadjective

   Synonyms:
   irascible, fretful, spleeny, choleric, petulant, fiery, captious, splenetic

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1. List of paraphrases for "irritable":

   lrritable, excitable, moody, annoyed

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1. Cynthia Sass:

   Magnesium has been shown to help alleviate depression, fatigue, and irritability, bonus : When you're feeling especially irritable during that time of the month, the mineral also helps to fight PMS symptoms, including cramps and water retention.

2. Sam Fuld:

   It's just a crummy feeling, you get a little irritable.

3. Debi Mazar:

   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.

4. Sefer Hasidim:

   If hunger makes you irritable, better eat and be pleasant.

5. Russell Rosenberg:

   It also affects relationships quite dramatically. Narcoleptics say they fall asleep while having sex or are too tired to have sex, or are irritable.