SNAPPISH Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

snappish

adjective

ˈsna-pish

Definition of snappish

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed I always start feeling snappish whenever I get really hungry

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Recent Examples of snappish But even a young woman struggling with the patriarchal conundrum of cool-girl syndrome (to be independent and accepted) might reveal more of a snappish turn of mind than Grace does. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snappish

irritable

Adjective

Whether a balanced market can be achieved with competing cartels will be an interesting experiment in a sometimes-irritable trade relationship.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Just as Depp made to exit the stage, a haunting voice came over the speaker, eerily repeating the irritable man’s name.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026