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Synonyms for temperamental

  • adjective

Most common

emotional hot-headed erratic irascible

All synonyms

Adjective

emotional, hot-headed, erratic, irascible, undependable, quick-tempered, irritable, moody, peevish, unreliable, choleric, petulant, variable, short-tempered, cantankerous, cranky, touchy, testy, waspish, splenetic, snappish

Antonyms

imperturbable

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of, related to, or caused by temperament.

Related words

Other spellings
tempermental

Example sentences

  • emotional Human beings are emotional creatures, so to speak.
  • erratic We had to lessen the impact of the erratic supplies.
  • irascible He has an impetuous and irascible personality.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
temperamentalsteady
emotionalrising
erraticfalling
irasciblerising

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

By length

5 letters
moody2, testy2
6 letters
cranky2, touchy2
7 letters
erratic3, peevish2, waspish
8 letters
variable4, petulant3, choleric3, snappish
9 letters
emotional4, irritable4, irascible4, splenetic
10 letters
unreliable5
12 letters
cantankerous4, undependable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moody2 = 2 syllables).

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