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Synonyms for temperamental
adj angry most of the time; moody- capricious
- erratic
- excitable
- fickle
- headstrong
- high-strung
- impatient
- irritable
- mercurial
- ornery
- passionate
- petulant
- thin-skinned
- unpredictable
- unreliable
- unstable
- volatile
- changeable
- cussed
- easily upset
- emotional
- explosive
- fiery
- froward
- hotheaded
- hyper
- hypersensitive
- in bad mood
- inconsistent
- mean
- neurotic
- sensitive
- ticklish
- touchy
- uncertain
- undependable
- variable
- willful
Antonyms for temperamental
- calm
- constant
- dependable
- easy-going
- happy
- laid-back
- predictable
- reliable
- stable
- steadfast
- steady
- tolerant
- unchanging
- unvarying
- easygoing
- peaceful
- pleased
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
More words related to temperamental
capricious
adjective. given to sudden behavior change
- any way the wind blows
- arbitrary
- blowing hot and cold
- careless
- changeful
- contrary
- crotchety
- effervescent
- erratic
- every which way
- fanciful
- fickle
- fitful
- flaky
- flighty
- freakish
- gaga
- helter-skelter
- humorsome
- impulsive
- inconstant
- kinky
- lubricious
- mercurial
- moody
- mutable
- notional
- odd
- picky
- punchy
- queer
- quirky
- temperamental
- ticklish
- unpredictable
- unreasonable
- unstable
- up and down
- vagarious
- variable
- volatile
- wayward
- whimsical
- yo-yo
contemptuous
adjective. arrogant, insolent
emotional
adjective. demonstrative about feelings
- affecting
- ardent
- disturbed
- ecstatic
- emotive
- enthusiastic
- excitable
- exciting
- falling apart
- fanatical
- feeling
- fervent
- fervid
- fickle
- fiery
- heartwarming
- heated
- histrionic
- hot-blooded
- hysterical
- impassioned
- impetuous
- impulsive
- irrational
- moving
- nervous
- overwrought
- passionate
- pathetic
- poignant
- responsive
- roused
- sensitive
- sentient
- sentimental
- spontaneous
- stirred
- stirring
- susceptible
- tear-jerking
- temperamental
- tender
- thrilling
- touching
- warm
- zealous
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
fickle
adjective. vacillating, blowing hot and cold
hot
adjective. passionate, vehement
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.