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Synonyms & Antonyms of irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
- that irritable old man always yells at people to stay off of his lawn
Synonyms for irritable
Words Related to irritable
- bearish,
- bilious,
- cantankerous,
- cross-grained,
- curmudgeonly,
- disagreeable,
- dyspeptic,
- ill-humored,
- ill-natured,
- ill-tempered,
- off-color
- (or off-colored),
- ornery,
- querulous,
- snarly,
- surly
Phrases Synonymous with irritable
Near Antonyms for irritable
- affable,
- companionable,
- cordial,
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- friendly,
- genial,
- gregarious,
- outgoing,
- sociable
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The first known use of irritable was in 1662
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