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Synonyms for ill-tempered

  • adjective

Most common

bad-tempered petulant cantankerous peevish

All synonyms

Adjective

bad-tempered, peevish, petulant, cantankerous, irascible, moody, ornery, grumpy, irritable, grouchy, surly, fretful, sullen, morose, choleric, ugly, crabby, ill-natured, sour, fussy, cross, crabbed

Antonyms

imperturbable

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Synonym of bad-tempered.

Example sentences

  • petulant Her petulant humor upset the attendees.
  • cantankerous Dmitri has an unlikable and cantankerous personality.
  • peevish Tom woke up feeling rather peevish.

By length

4 letters
ugly2, sour2
5 letters
cross1, moody2, fussy2, surly2
6 letters
grumpy2, sullen2, crabby2, morose2, ornery3
7 letters
grouchy2, fretful2, peevish2, crabbed1
8 letters
petulant3, choleric3
9 letters
irritable4, irascible4
12 letters
cantankerous4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ugly2 = 2 syllables).