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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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