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Synonyms for quick-tempered
adj easily upset, angeredAntonyms for quick-tempered
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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cranky
adjective. in bad mood
cross
adjective. very angry; in a bad mood
- annoyed
- cantankerous
- captious
- caviling
- choleric
- churlish
- crabby
- cranky
- crotchety
- crusty
- disagreeable
- faultfinding
- fractious
- fretful
- grouchy
- grumpy
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- impatient
- irascible
- irritable
- jumpy
- out of humor
- peeved
- peevish
- pettish
- petulant
- put out
- querulous
- quick-tempered
- ratty
- short
- snappy
- splenetic
- sullen
- surly
- testy
- tetchy
- touchy
- vexed
- waspish
excitable
adjective. easily upset or inspired
- agitable
- alarmable
- demonstrative
- edgy
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- fidgety
- fierce
- fiery
- galvanic
- hasty
- high-strung
- hot-headed
- hot-tempered
- hysterical
- impatient
- impetuous
- impulsive
- inflammable
- intolerant
- irascible
- mercurial
- moody
- nervous
- neurotic
- overzealous
- passionate
- peevish
- quick
- quick-tempered
- rash
- reckless
- restless
- sensitive
- short fused
- skittish
- susceptible
- temperamental
- testy
- touchy
- uncontrolled
- uneasy
- vehement
- violent
- volatile
- volcanic
ill-tempered
adjective. irritable
impatient
adjective. unable, unwilling to wait
- abrupt
- agog
- antsy
- anxious
- appetent
- ardent
- athirst
- avid
- breathless
- brusque
- chafing
- choleric
- curt
- demanding
- dying to
- eager
- edgy
- feverish
- fretful
- hasty
- having short fuse
- headlong
- hot under collar
- hot-tempered
- impetuous
- indignant
- intolerant
- irascible
- irritable
- itchy
- keen
- on pins and needles
- quick-tempered
- racing one's motor
- restless
- ripe
- snappy
- straining
- sudden
- testy
- thirsty
- unforbearing
- unindulgent
- vehement
- violent
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.