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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?
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.
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.
It makes me irritable when people come around asking for trouble and I don't have any ready for them. Now I'll have to go find them and deliver some.
Constantly agitated, finding myself irritable and that would turn into a burning rage, which was very uncomfortable to deal with, especially when you don’t want to be feeling like that and you try to turn it off and it won’t turn off.
It's just a crummy feeling, you get a little irritable.
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