Synonyms of touchy

touchy

adjective

1

as in sensitive

easily offended

watch what you say around him, as he's very touchy about every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensitive
• irritable
• tetchy
• ticklish
• huffy
• thin-skinned
• hypersensitive
• oversensitive
• supersensitive
• testy
• peevish
• snappish
• irascible
• petulant
• grouchy
• grumpy
• tender
• waspish
• disagreeable
• crotchety
• cantankerous
• snarky
• cross
• ornery
• crabby
• pettish
• snippy
• querulous
• choleric
• stroppy
• stuffy
• prickly
• raspy
• surly
• cranky
• dyspeptic
• bilious
• curmudgeonly
• short-tempered
• perverse
• quick-tempered
• cross-grained
• snappy
• ill-tempered
• snippety
• ratty
• bearish
• ill-humored
• ill-natured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amiable
• agreeable
• good-natured
• thick-skinned
• easygoing
• unconcerned
• relaxed
• carefree
• well-disposed
• good-tempered
• understanding
• forbearing
• obliging
• long-suffering
• happy-go-lucky

2

as in difficult

requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

money is a touchy subject for many people and shouldn't be discussed casually

Synonyms & Similar Words

• difficult
• sensitive
• tough
• problematical
• problematic
• complicated
• sticky
• delicate
• tricky
• thorny
• ticklish
• hairy
• knotty
• problem
• serious
• hard
• nasty
• complex
• tricksy
• prickly
• spiny
• painful
• catchy
• dodgy
• troublesome
• intricate
• vexing
• involved
• stubborn
• abstruse
• recondite
• abstract
• worrisome
• vexatious
• stressful
• troublous
• inconvenient
• demanding
• scabrous
• oppressive
• burdensome
• onerous
• exhausting
• exacting
• importunate
• discommoding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• easy
• simple
• manageable
• uncomplicated
• straightforward
• painless
• effortless
• unproblematic
• undemanding

3

as in combustible

capable of catching or being set on fire

the experiment involves the use of some touchy chemicals, so caution is required

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combustible
• explosive
• flammable
• inflammable
• ignitible
• fiery
• combustive
• ignitable
• incendiary
• burnable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fireproof
• nonflammable
• noninflammable
• incombustible
• noncombustible
• nonburnable
• nonexplosive
• unburnable