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
• ill-tempered
• touchy
• bilious
• choleric
• huffy
• bristly
• pettish
• cranky
• 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

Examples of feisty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Confrontations between protesters and police got feisty as Democrats nominated Vice President Hubert Humphrey to take on former Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican presidential nominee that year. —Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Aug. 2024

But as the event went on, the two got increasingly feisty and displayed deep disdain for each other. —Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 28 June 2024

The famously feisty and extremely profitable writer-director has responded to accusations slung at him by Independence Day writer-director Roland Emmerich, with whom Cameron briefly worked on mounting a long-gestating remake of the 1966 adventure film Fantastic Voyage. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024

The game was feisty from the start, with French point guard Romane Bernies racking up three personal fouls before the end of the first quarter. —Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024