Synonyms of short-tempered

short-tempered

adjective

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

shop customers learned not to bother the short-tempered dog on their way out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritable
• fiery
• irascible
• snappish
• petulant
• grumpy
• peevish
• grouchy
• crabby
• choleric
• testy
• waspish
• crotchety
• quick-tempered
• pettish
• passionate
• cross
• snarky
• snippy
• cranky
• out of humor
• raspy
• sensitive
• out of sorts
• stuffy
• cantankerous
• prickly
• ornery
• surly
• contentious
• belligerent
• perverse
• short
• combative
• querulous
• ratty
• pugnacious
• ill-tempered
• disagreeable
• curmudgeonly
• dyspeptic
• fretful
• snarly
• quarrelsome
• argumentative
• bilious
• snappy
• bellicose
• snippety
• sulky
• tetchy
• fractious
• ill-humored
• sullen
• truculent
• ill-natured
• disputatious
• cross-grained
• off-colored
• pouty
• scrappy
• huffy
• bearish
• thin-skinned
• touchy
• off-color
• hot-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• friendly
• gregarious
• outgoing
• affable
• cordial
• extroverted
• sociable
• amiable
• genial
• extraverted
• companionable
• good-natured
• sweet
• agreeable
• easygoing
• carefree
• good-tempered
• patient
• relaxed
• stoic
• tolerant
• well-disposed
• stoical
• forbearing
• long-suffering
• uncomplaining
• understanding
• happy-go-lucky
• obliging