Synonyms for snappishness
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being snappish.
Forms
- Plural
- snappishnesses → tempers, irritabilities, surlinesses, peevishnesses…
Example sentences
- temper There's no need to get so angry. Keep your temper.
- surliness The old woman looked at me with surliness and mistrust.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| snappishness | steady | |
| temper | rising | |
| irritability | rising | |
| surliness | rising | |
| peevishness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- temper2
- 9 letters
- surliness
- 11 letters
- peevishness, biliousness, pettishness
- 12 letters
- irritability6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (temper2 = 2 syllables).