Synonyms of irritability

irritability

noun

as in irritableness

readiness to show annoyance or impatience

the librarian's well-known irritability makes students hesitant to ask questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritableness
• aggression
• aggressiveness
• anger
• crankiness
• sensitivity
• peevishness
• grouchiness
• crossness
• petulance
• hostility
• irascibility
• indignation
• grumpiness
• testiness
• exasperation
• biliousness
• perversity
• perverseness
• rage
• wrath
• choler
• huffiness
• waspishness
• rudeness
• pettishness
• fury
• fretfulness
• crotchetiness
• sulkiness
• disagreeableness
• dyspepsia
• combativeness
• surliness
• irascibleness
• belligerence
• pugnacity
• orneriness
• cantankerousness
• fight
• truculence
• contentiousness
• fussiness
• belligerency
• querulousness
• bellicosity
• crustiness
• supersensitivity
• pugnaciousness
• touchiness
• jaundice
• feistiness
• contrariness
• animosity
• antagonism
• truculency
• unfriendliness
• passion
• quarrelsomeness
• disputatiousness
• scrappiness
• curmudgeonliness
• antipathy
• fierceness
• rancor
• oversensitiveness
• spleen
• hot-bloodedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tolerance
• understanding
• patience
• forbearance
• sociability
• friendliness
• long-suffering
• agreeableness
• geniality
• affability
• cordiality
• amicability
• amiability
• amiableness
• tranquillity
• coolness
• amenity
• gentleness
• tranquility
• serenity
• good-naturedness
• mildness
• good-humoredness
• kindliness
• good-temperedness
• easygoingness