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Synonyms for thin-skinned

  • adjective

Most common

sensitive touchy irritable feisty

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Sensitive — overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy

sensitive, irritable, touchy, huffy informal, feisty

Antonyms

thick-skinned, imperturbable

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy.

    She's rather thin-skinned when it comes to comments about her work.

Example sentences

  • sensitive Slavery is still a sensitive subject around here.
  • touchy Sami said marriage was a very touchy subject for him.
  • irritable Tom is usually a little irritable in the morning.
  • feisty I think of them as feisty rather than uppity.

By length

5 letters
huffy2
6 letters
touchy2, feisty2
9 letters
sensitive3, irritable4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (huffy2 = 2 syllables).