Synonyms of testiness

testiness

noun

as in irritability

readiness to show annoyance or impatience

attributed his unusual testiness this morning to being hungry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritability
• irritableness
• aggression
• peevishness
• aggressiveness
• crossness
• crankiness
• sensitivity
• hostility
• anger
• petulance
• grouchiness
• irascibility
• grumpiness
• indignation
• exasperation
• perversity
• huffiness
• choler
• perverseness
• biliousness
• wrath
• rage
• rudeness
• fury
• waspishness
• sulkiness
• pettishness
• surliness
• combativeness
• crotchetiness
• disagreeableness
• cantankerousness
• fretfulness
• contentiousness
• belligerence
• orneriness
• fight
• pugnacity
• truculence
• pugnaciousness
• bellicosity
• feistiness
• crustiness
• touchiness
• querulousness
• irascibleness
• animosity
• belligerency
• contrariness
• dyspepsia
• antagonism
• scrappiness
• supersensitivity
• fussiness
• antipathy
• unfriendliness
• curmudgeonliness
• rancor
• passion
• disputatiousness
• truculency
• quarrelsomeness
• fierceness
• jaundice
• oversensitiveness
• spleen
• hot-bloodedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understanding
• tolerance
• patience
• forbearance
• long-suffering
• cordiality
• geniality
• friendliness
• affability
• sociability
• agreeableness
• amicability
• amiability
• amiableness
• coolness
• amenity
• gentleness
• tranquility
• serenity
• good-naturedness
• mildness
• kindliness
• good-humoredness
• good-temperedness
• easygoingness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of testiness

The Warriors trailed by 11 points after a first quarter notable mostly for some late Golden State testiness. — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2026

Corbett said the testiness started in Florida and returned with the team to Charlotte. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025