Synonyms for trigger-happy
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
The bystanders were indiscriminately gunned down by trigger-happy gang members.
Related words
- Other spellings
- trigger happy triggerhappy
Example sentences
- violent Violent criminals were often bullies in childhood.
- tearing Tom couldn't look at the photo without tearing up.
- vehement He pronounced his judgment over such vehement behaviour.
By length
- 6 letters
- fierce1
- 7 letters
- violent3, tearing2
- 8 letters
- vehement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (violent3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- impulsif