Synonyms for irascible
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Cantankerous — easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable
cantankerous, choleric, petulant, short-tempered, irritable, quick-tempered, angry, hot-tempered, ill-tempered, hot-headed, bad-tempered, testy, fiery, peevish, quarrelsome, cranky, querulous, temperamental, prickly, touchy, excitable, fretful
Definitions
- adj. 1
Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
Related words
- Word family
- irascibility irascibleness irascibly irate
Example sentences
- petulant Her petulant humor upset the attendees.
- cantankerous Dmitri has an unlikable and cantankerous personality.
- choleric It isn't easy to live with a choleric person.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| irascible | rising | |
| petulant | rising | |
| cantankerous | rising | |
| choleric | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- angry2, fiery3, testy2
- 6 letters
- cranky2, touchy2
- 7 letters
- prickly2, fretful2, peevish2
- 8 letters
- petulant3, choleric3
- 9 letters
- irritable4, excitable4, querulous3
- 11 letters
- quarrelsome3
- 12 letters
- cantankerous4
- 13 letters
- temperamental4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (angry2 = 2 syllables).