What is another word for irritable?
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?
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.
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.
It also affects relationships quite dramatically. Narcoleptics say they fall asleep while having sex or are too tired to have sex, or are irritable.
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.
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.
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