Synonyms of snippy

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snippy

adjective

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1

as in blunt

being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner

snippy remarks about the quality of the food at the church picnic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blunt
• abrupt
• gruff
• short
• curt
• brusque
• rude
• outspoken
• downright
• crusty
• crass
• snappish
• brusk
• unceremonious
• bluff
• honest
• frank
• straightforward
• vulgar
• candid
• short-spoken
• rough
• plain
• tactless
• impolite
• discourteous
• forthright
• direct
• inconsiderate
• terse
• reserved
• disrespectful
• insensitive
• undiplomatic
• brief
• impertinent
• earnest
• laconic
• plainspoken
• open
• coarse
• artless
• sincere
• closemouthed
• reticent
• free-spoken
• uncouth
• straight-out
• tight-lipped
• crude
• foursquare
• point-blank
• low

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• polite
• courteous
• diplomatic
• tactful
• gracious
• circuitous
• civil
• considerate
• talkative
• loquacious
• suave
• smooth
• mealymouthed
• voluble
• politic
• verbose
• prolix
• long-winded
• genteel
• polished
• gallant
• courtly
• cultivated
• refined

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• polite
• courteous
• diplomatic
• tactful
• gracious
• circuitous
• civil
• considerate
• talkative
• loquacious
• suave
• smooth
• mealymouthed
• voluble
• politic
• verbose
• prolix
• long-winded
• genteel
• polished
• gallant
• courtly
• cultivated
• refined

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2

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

feeling snippy after a long day of work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritable
• snappish
• fiery
• snarky
• peevish
• testy
• petulant
• grouchy
• grumpy
• crabby
• irascible
• crotchety
• waspish
• pettish
• cranky
• cross
• snippety
• raspy
• short-tempered
• choleric
• passionate
• stuffy
• sensitive
• snarly
• short
• ornery
• cantankerous
• prickly
• querulous
• snappy
• curmudgeonly
• argumentative
• quick-tempered
• surly
• contentious
• ratty
• belligerent
• disagreeable
• perverse
• combative
• pugnacious
• out of humor
• tetchy
• fretful
• bellicose
• bilious
• huffy
• out of sorts
• dyspeptic
• sulky
• ill-tempered
• pouty
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• sullen
• ill-humored
• ill-natured
• fractious
• off-colored
• scrappy
• disputatious
• bearish
• touchy
• off-color
• cross-grained
• thin-skinned
• hot-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• friendly
• cordial
• affable
• amiable
• gregarious
• sweet
• outgoing
• genial
• agreeable
• companionable
• sociable
• extroverted
• extraverted
• easygoing
• good-natured
• carefree
• good-tempered
• relaxed
• patient
• tolerant
• stoical
• stoic
• forbearing
• well-disposed
• obliging
• uncomplaining
• happy-go-lucky
• understanding
• long-suffering

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• friendly
• cordial
• affable
• amiable
• gregarious
• sweet
• outgoing
• genial
• agreeable
• companionable
• sociable
• extroverted
• extraverted
• easygoing
• good-natured
• carefree
• good-tempered
• relaxed
• patient
• tolerant
• stoical
• stoic
• forbearing
• well-disposed
• obliging
• uncomplaining
• happy-go-lucky
• understanding
• long-suffering

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3

as in arrogant

self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance

I get tired of his snippy insistence that emulating the rich and famous is the only way to appear successful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogant
• pretentious
• smug
• pompous
• proud
• grandiose
• ostentatious
• uppity
• affected
• highfalutin
• la-de-da
• rude
• supercilious
• la-di-da
• cavalier
• lah-di-dah
• bumptious
• hifalutin
• lah-dee-dah
• conceited
• snobby
• sententious
• snobbish
• lah-de-dah
• haughty
• high-minded
• aggressive
• assertive
• disdainful
• presumptuous
• grandiloquent
• imperious
• confident
• prideful
• vainglorious
• complacent
• vain
• egotistic
• boastful
• cocky
• insolent
• cheeky
• impudent
• egoistic
• self-important
• high-and-mighty
• important
• egotistical
• brassy
• self-centered
• braggart
• high-handed
• self-dramatizing
• self-satisfied
• hoity-toity
• bragging
• egoistical
• sure
• stuck-up
• self-obsessed
• self-aggrandizing
• showy
• self-conceited
• overweening
• flamboyant
• high-toned
• self-assertive
• superior
• self-complacent
• airy
• self-promoting
• high-flown
• gaudy
• self-glorifying
• audacious
• flashy
• garish
• self-assured
• high-hat
• self-pleased
• glitzy
• high-sounding
• bold
• lordly
• self-asserting
• flaunting
• self-confident
• splashy
• forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modest
• unpretentious
• humble
• meek
• unassertive
• demure
• timid
• lowly
• unassuming
• bashful
• homely
• passive
• diffident
• quiet
• shy
• mousy
• retiring
• reserved
• down-to-earth
• mousey
• overmodest

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• modest
• unpretentious
• humble
• meek
• unassertive
• demure
• timid
• lowly
• unassuming
• bashful
• homely
• passive
• diffident
• quiet
• shy
• mousy
• retiring
• reserved
• down-to-earth
• mousey
• overmodest

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