Synonyms of feisty

feisty

adjective

ˈfī-stē 

as in aggressive

feeling or displaying eagerness to fight

a feisty hockey player who has spent more than his share of time in the penalty box

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aggressive
• militant
• hostile
• contentious
• pugnacious
• irritable
• fierce
• ugly
• belligerent
• combative
• confrontational
• acidic
• assaultive
• scrappy
• bellicose
• warlike
• quarrelsome
• truculent
• chippy
• vicious
• argumentative
• agonistic
• savage
• disputatious
• gladiatorial
• rude
• brawly
• on the warpath
• discordant
• irascible
• antagonistic
• ornery
• petulant
• fighting
• cross
• hot-tempered
• grumpy
• surly
• peevish
• waspish
• snappish
• querulous
• grouchy
• testy
• fretful
• disagreeable
• fractious
• dyspeptic
• warring
• crabby
• stroppy
• battling
• cranky
• ill-tempered
• touchy
• bilious
• choleric
• huffy
• bristly
• pettish
• ill-humored
• prickly
• ill-natured
• snappy
• bearish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peaceful
• peaceable
• nonaggressive
• pacific
• friendly
• amiable
• pleasant
• good-natured
• gracious
• affable
• benevolent
• easygoing
• unwarlike
• cordial
• conciliatory
• kindhearted
• genial
• sociable
• amicable
• uncontentious
• quiet
• nonbelligerent
• calm
• complaisant
• mild
• unbelligerent
• ingratiating
• uncombative
• obliging
• gentle
• serene
• tranquil
• benign
• relaxed
• good-tempered
• antimilitarist
• anti-imperialist
• kindly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feisty

The Southfield, Michigan native was a heralded three-star recruit for the Jayhawks and won a QB competition against Cole Ballard, but the feisty Missouri defense will be the first real test of his college career. — Pj Green september 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Alyson Hannigan was Lily, a kindergarten teacher and Marshall’s loving, supportive wife, who also happens to have a wild, feisty, and neurotic side. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

Award-winning actor Kandis Chappell deftly illuminates the witty, feisty, vulnerable woman who was considered the heart of FDR’s presidency. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Over at the kohlrabi, a type of cabbage, Marli Vanlaningham, 18, leans down and grabs a feisty one. — Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 17 Aug. 2026

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