Synonyms of irascible

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irascible

adjective

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as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

forced to endure a memorably irascible boss on her first job after college

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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