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Synonyms for snappish

  • adjective

Most common

irritable petulant irascible peevish

All synonyms

Adjective

cross, irritable, petulant, irascible, peevish, splenetic, sour, moody, ill-tempered, tart, perverse, touchy, snappy, crusty, surly, testy, morose, peppery, fractious, cantankerous, churlish, fretful

Antonyms

imperturbable

All antonyms of snappish →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Likely to snap or bite.

Related words

Word family
snappishness

Example sentences

  • irritable Tom is usually a little irritable in the morning.
  • petulant Her petulant humor upset the attendees.
  • irascible He has an impetuous and irascible personality.
  • peevish Tom woke up feeling rather peevish.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
snappishrising
irritablerising
petulantrising
irasciblerising
peevishrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
sour2, tart1
5 letters
cross1, moody2, surly2, testy2
6 letters
touchy2, snappy2, crusty2, morose2
7 letters
peppery, fretful2, peevish2
8 letters
perverse2, petulant3, churlish2
9 letters
irritable4, irascible4, fractious2, splenetic
12 letters
cantankerous4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sour2 = 2 syllables).