IRRITABLE Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

irritable

adjective

ˈir-ə-tə-bəl

Definition of irritable

as in fiery

easily irritated or annoyed that irritable old man always yells at people to stay off of his lawn

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Recent Examples of irritable While Hockney worked, Auden, as the artist recalled, played the part of the impatient, irritable grump. — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 That’s because the Moon is at odds with Mars today and everyone is irritable. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 May 2026 Among the visitors on Wednesday was Mark Rutte, the Trump-whispering NATO secretary-general, tasked with trying to persuade an irritable president not to ditch the trans-Atlantic alliance. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 10 Apr. 2026 Perhaps through feeling more irritable, more anxious, or wanting to isolate. — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for irritable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritable

Adjective

Biennale president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco kicked off Thursday’s press conference with a strongly fiery rebuttal of the cut as well as a promise to challenge it in the courts.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators at a fiery hearing this week that the Pentagon is running short of cash, despite a massive $150 billion one-time allotment in last year's big budget bill.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of fiery

Adjective

Julian Dennison stars as the troubled Ricky Baker, a kid who ends up on the run with an irascible old man, played by Sam Neill.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Neill starred in the first two seasons of Peaky Blinders as Chester Campbell, an irascible and ruthless inspector charged with rooting out organized crime in Birmingham.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 July 2026

Definition of irascible

Adjective

But while Argentina was being petty and petulant, Spain was practically perfect in every way.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Lestat walks us through his reawakening in yet another moment where the show chooses to tell rather than show, culminating in a confrontation with Gabriella, positioned here as the overbearing stage mother to Lestat’s petulant toddler in a tiara.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Definition of petulant

Adjective

For the priests, this was a case of demonic possession due to witch-craft, and Mary’s crabby, aloof neighbor Elizabeth Jackson was the prime witch suspect.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The show followed the destitute Cuylers — father Early, his illegitimate son Rusty, his meth-loving sister Lily, and his crabby grandmother Granny — and their various moneymaking high jinks.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026