perturbable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbable
Adjective
  • Even Adam’s irritable female boss, Suzie (Sasheer Zamata), hides under a people-pleasing mask.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • That’s because the Moon is at odds with Mars today and everyone is irritable.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Adjective
  • For the first time, that includes In Living Color vet Kim Wayans, going large as irascible hospital staffer Nurse Ratchett.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
  • No true irascible aging genius worth his salt is without a ready supply of white socks brightening up the chest of drawers.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • People are touchy during the Full Moon.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • Although unconfirmed, sources also believe Biel may still be upset by photos published by The Sun in 2019 of Timberlake being touchy with his Palmer co-star Alisha Wainwright in New Orleans.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 25 May 2026
Adjective
  • Robinson started this past Saturday, when the team fell 2-1 in a physical, testy battle against Germany in its final send-off match before the Americans’ first group-stage game.
    Jim Sciutto, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • The two candidates vying for Fulton County Commission chair repeatedly questioned each other’s motives Monday during a testy debate ahead of their runoff election.
    Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • The Spurs are coming off a dramatic ousting of the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals in seven games.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 June 2026
  • In a dramatic late-night sacking of a network news icon, CBS News has fired veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • This 1787 imagining, by architect and designer Felice Soave and Giocondo Albertolli, was the setting for a love affair between Giuditta Cantù Turino, the frescoist Appiano’s great-niece, and Vincenzo Bellini, Italy’s most romantic and melodramatic operatic composer.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The rest of the cast including Lennie, Sánchez-Gijón, Luengo and Smit fit right in to Almodóvar’s uniquely melodramatic world.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • Grounded, soulful, kind, and acerbic, Elaine is a true believer of Promise who has found a profound sense of hope in the wake of past tragedy and becomes Alicia’s first real friend.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 June 2026
  • These artists defined their own style in Detroit—raw, soulful, and forward-looking—and eventually captured a global audience.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
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“Perturbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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