perturbable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbable
Adjective
  • Not surprisingly, then, these films are usually littered with bums and losers — people who really should have moved on with their lives — possessing irritable personalities, cynical worldviews, or hilarious delusions of grandeur.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
  • People become irritable, withdrawn, or hyper-independent.
    Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Asked whether Skydance, which is in the process of buying Paramount Global, parent company of his network Comedy Central, would cancel the irascible talk show, Stewart essentially shrugged his shoulders.
    Peter White, Deadline, 17 July 2025
  • Where to watch: Netflix 'Madea's Destination Wedding' (July 11) Tyler Perry writes, directs and reprises his signature role in the comedy as the elderly and irascible Madea.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • The sound is good enough to get your groove on, while battery life of up to 10 hours per charge makes up for their touchy controls and relative lack of fancy extras.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
  • As the moon and Chiron clash, addressing a touchy relationship issue provides healing.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Justice Department’s reversal on the Epstein files not only angered Trump supporters but touched off a testy exchange at the White House last week between Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino that neither official has publicly addressed.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
  • That figure came out Tuesday just after Hegseth engaged in a testy back-and-forth about the costs during a congressional hearing.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Soon, attention will turn back to the pitch for what will probably be another dramatic campaign.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Its comp sales were bolstered by 4.7% increase in online sales against a dramatic 5.7% decline in store sales.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Of all the reactions to Belly and Jeremiah’s engagement, Conrad’s is the most melodramatic.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 23 July 2025
  • In the real world, however, workplace crushes aren’t quite so melodramatic.
    Olivia Petter, Vogue, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Jeannie Seely, known for her soulful country songs, has died.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • The project arrives not simply as a follow-up to 2018’s Lovers Rock, but as a soulful reclamation of joy, healing, and light, in the deepest sense of the word.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 31 July 2025
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“Perturbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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