What are some alternative words for irascible?
Synonyms for irascible
ɪˈræs ə bəl
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Princeton's WordNet
choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered(adj)
quickly aroused to anger
"a hotheaded commander"
Synonyms:
brainish, quick-tempered, tearaway(a), impetuous, choleric, short-tempered, hot-tempered, impulsive, madcap, hotheadedAntonyms:
good-natured, unangry(p)choleric, irascible(adj)
characterized by anger
"a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"
Synonyms:
choleric, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered, hotheadedAntonyms:
good-natured, unangry(p)
Wiktionary
irascible(adjective)
Synonyms:
cantankerous, ill-tempered, cranky, cholericirascible(adjective)
Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
Synonyms:
cranky, ill-tempered, choleric, cantankerous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
irascible(a.)
Synonyms:
passionate, hasty, hot, irritable, touchy, testy, waspish, quick, snappish, splenetic, petulant, choleric, peppery, like tinder, like touchwood
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#30182 | cranky | |
#40416 | impulsive | |
#65029 | madcap | |
#83664 | impetuous | |
#104168 | cantankerous | |
#116184 | irascible | |
#256850 | choleric | |
#283110 | hotheaded |
How to use irascible in a sentence?
John McCain was far more irascible and tactless in his campaign style than Christie has been and he was not known as a bully, maybe it's just because of Chris Christie's size -- he looks like a guy who could just squash you!
Imperious, choleric, irascible, extreme in everything, with a dissolute imagination the like of which has never been seen, atheistic to the point of fanaticism, there you have me in a nutshell, and kill me again or take me as I am, for I shall not change.
Translations for irascible
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- غArabic
- opfarende, hidsigDanish
- jähzornig, aufbrausendGerman
- ευέξαπτος, ευερέθιστοςGreek
- irascible, mañoso, coléricoSpanish
- ärrituvEstonian
- äkeä, äreä, ärhäkkäFinnish
- irascibleFrench
- irascibileItalian
- זַעֲפָןHebrew
- irascibleKorean
- whanewhaneMāori
- opvliegend, humeurig, prikkelbaarDutch
- oppfarande, bråsinna, bråsintNorwegian Nynorsk
- oppfarende, bråsintNorwegian
- drażliwy, wybuchowy, gniewnyPolish
- irascível, irritávelPortuguese
- irascibilRomanian
- вспыльчивыйRussian
- lättretlig, hetsig, hetlevradSwedish
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