hair-trigger

ADJECTIVE

delicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

critical precarious sensitive ticklish touchy tricky unpredictable volatile

WEAK

uncertain

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm easy firm stable

WEAK

coarse harsh healthful healthy heavy imprecise indelicate indiscriminating inelegant insensitive robust rough strong uncareful uncritical unscrupulous

ADJECTIVE

immediate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actual prompt urgent

WEAK

at once at present time at this moment critical current existing extant first instant live next now on hand paramount present pressing up-to-date

Antonyms

WEAK

away distant eventually far later never

ADJECTIVE

instantaneous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rapid spontaneous transitory

WEAK

direct fast in a flash instant momentary quick

Antonyms

WEAK

delayed eventual late later

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Their lead single “Fabienk” is studded with hair-trigger riffs — if you can even call them that — that mix the playful nursery rhyme melodies of Battles with the no-wave drone of Sonic Youth.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

This melancholy acknowledgment of hair-trigger anger isn’t limited to healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The timing of the blaze, the threats Goodstein received and the country’s hair-trigger political atmosphere all offered more than a little reason for pause and reflection.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

But that’s also about hair-trigger awareness of what’s going on and an ability to aggressively react.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2023

A branch of the University of Texas was built and a new suburban-style mall opened, but the hearty, hair-trigger temperament of the place still remained intact.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

hair-trigger

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