perturbable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbable
Adjective
  • However, such symptoms are hard to attribute to vaccines because infants can be irritable or fussy regardless of vaccination.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
  • When the caffeine wears off, children may have a headache and feel irritable or tired.
    Dr. Mark Corkins, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Julia is playing a version of herself that is more irascible.
    THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Eventually, Kaplan, now 80, and co-creator Alan Sacks decided that Kaplan should play a former student who returns to his high school as a teacher, who’s now in charge of a remedial class of irascible teens.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Under this heavy transit, your finances and intimate unions are touchy topics.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • What To Know In recent years, mounting economic pressures have also emerged as yet another touchy topic.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But despite his testy exterior, Quincy and Maggie (Kohan) might find common ground, and could learn from one another’s experiences.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Things got testy between Florida and LSU during warm ups ahead of last week's tilt, and among the multiple pregame scuffles, one sticks out above the rest because of associate head coach and running backs coach Jabbar Juluke's involvement.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the past decade, Tranter has established himself as one of the music industry’s most reliable hitmakers, thanks to his clever, boisterous lyricism and dramatic, over-the-top choruses and hooks.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While an Oscar nomination for Jay Kelly would mark Sandler's first, the actor, known more for his comedic roles, previously flexed some of his dramatic chops in films like Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Reign Over Me (2007) and Uncut Gems (2019).
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This completely off-the-rails offering heralded what has become something of a Perry specialty: a melodramatic thriller that goes off the rails but keeps a straight face.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
  • There’s an awkward mix of comic highjinks and violence, melodramatic moments, dead spots and repetition.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Thomas’ soulful vocals wrap around each element of the track’s live instrumentation — from the psychedelic edge of Freaky Rob’s guitar to the rollicking groove of D Phelps’ drumkit.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The artists whose soulful beats and heartfelt music permeate Music City's streets and influence its most significant creative forces now regularly take to its most renowned and visible stages, unimpeded.
    Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Perturbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbable. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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