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Synonyms for bad tempered
adj perversely irritable

cantankerous
surly

waspish
atrabilious

snarly
splenetic

Antonyms for bad tempered

affable

good-humored

Synonyms
adj unhappy; critical

testy
annoyed
irritated
discontent
displeased
peeved
disappointed
dissatisfied

discontented
crabby
cranky
grouchy
grumpy
irritable
malcontent
peevish

petulant
put out
sulky
sullen
griping
grousing
vexed
kvetching

bellyaching
kicking
crabbing
malcontented
uncontent
ungratified

Antonyms

pleased
satisfied

contented
uncritical

happy

Synonyms
adj difficult, crabby

dour
grouchy
testy
quarrelsome
cranky
prickly
grumpy
irascible
bad-tempered

captious
choleric
contrary
critical
cross
crotchety
crusty
disagreeable
huffy

ill-natured
irritable
morose
obstinate
ornery
peevish
perverse
petulant
snappish

sour
stuffy
bearish
ill-humored
vinegarish
vinegary

Antonyms

cheerful
pleasant

good-natured
happy

easy
nice

Synonyms
adj in a bad mood

acid
acrid
acrimonious
awkward
bad-tempered
blunt
brusque
captious
choleric
churlish
cranky
cross

crotchety
crusty
cynical
difficult
dour
fretful
gloomy
glum
grouchy
harsh
huffy
ill-tempered

irascible
irritable
misanthropic
morose
peevish
perverse
petulant
prickly
saturnine
snappish
snappy
sour

sulky
sullen
surly
tart
testy
tough
trying
unsociable
ill-humored
nasty-tempered
splenetic

Antonyms

happy

Synonyms
adj irritable, often due to old age

grouchy
grumpy
crusty
ornery
cantankerous
awkward
bad-tempered
contrary

crabby
cranky
cross
difficult
disagreeable
eccentric
fractious
irritable

obstinate
obstreperous
odd
peevish
queer
surly
testy
unusual

waspish
bearish
cross-grained
curmudgeonly
vinegary
waspy

Antonyms

pleasant
cheerful

happy
nice

Synonyms
adj in a bad mood

sullen
grouchy
cantankerous
testy
crotchety

surly
irritable
bad-tempered
crabby
cross

disgruntled
dissatisfied
grumbling
peevish
petulant

querulous
sulky
truculent
griping
pettish

Antonyms

cheerful
pleasant

happy
nice

Synonyms
adj irritable

testy
grumpy
irascible
cantankerous
annoyed
bad-tempered

choleric
crabby
cross
crotchety
grouchy
moody

nasty
quick-tempered
sharp
snappy
sour
spiteful

surly
touchy
vicious
bearish

Antonyms

pleasant

happy

nice

Synonyms
adj hostile, rude

hard
vile
dangerous
malicious
callous
vicious
evil
ugly
dirty
nasty
rough
touch

sinking
malign
sour
down
bad-tempered
cantankerous
churlish
contemptible
despicable
difficult
disagreeable
dishonorable

formidable
hard-nosed
ignoble
ill-tempered
infamous
knavish
lousy
perfidious
pesky
rotten
rugged
scurrilous

shameless
snide
treacherous
troublesome
unfriendly
unpleasant
unscrupulous
vexatious
liverish
low-down and dirty
the lowest

Antonyms

pleasant
kind
friendly
moral
pleasing
cheerful
unselfish
compassionate

polite
mild
nice
sensitive
sympathetic
gentle
safe
good

decent
upright
agreeable
clean
happy
generous
noble
extreme

Synonyms
adj irritable, testy

acrimonious
angry
bad-tempered
cantankerous
captious
carping
childish
churlish
complaining
cranky
critical
cross

crotchety
crusty
fault-finding
fractious
fretful
grouchy
grumpy
huffy
ill-natured
mean
morose
obstinate

ogre
ornery
pertinacious
petulant
querulous
short-tempered
snappy
sulky
sullen
surly
touchy
ugly

waspish
crabbed
tetchy
caviling
cussed
fretting
grousing
growling
out-of-sorts
splenetic
waspy
whining

Antonyms

friendly
pleasant

accepting
happy

Synonyms
adj mean, ornery; troublesome

contradictory
wicked
abnormal
bad-tempered
cantankerous
capricious
contrary
contumacious
corrupt
crabby
cross

degenerate
delinquent
depraved
deviant
disobedient
dogged
erring
fractious
hard-nosed
headstrong
intractable

intransigent
irritable
miscreant
mulish
nefarious
obdurate
obstinate
petulant
pigheaded
rebellious
refractory

rotten
spiteful
stubborn
unhealthy
unmanageable
unreasonable
unyielding
villainous
wayward
willful
self-willed

Antonyms

compliant
willing

agreeable
happy

nice
reasonable

Synonyms
adj crabby, moody

impatient
sullen
perverse
testy
cranky
fractious
irritable
bad-tempered
captious

complaining
cross
crybaby
displeased
fault-finding
fretful
grouchy
grumbling
huffy

mean
peevish
querulous
snappish
sour
sulky
touchy
ungracious
uptight

waspish
whiny
caviling
ill-humored
pouting
whining

Antonyms

patient
willing
cheerful

good-natured
pleasant
happy

agreeable
nice

Synonyms
adj being disagreeable

petulant
contentious
litigious
cantankerous
tempestuous
belligerent
combative
turbulent
fractious
unruly
argumentative

bad-tempered
bellicose
choleric
churlish
crabby
cross
disputatious
excitable
fiery
hasty
hotheaded

huffy
impassioned
irascible
irritable
ornery
passionate
peevish
pugnacious
querulous
snappy
thin-skinned

touchy
truculent
violent
war
brawling
cat-and-dog
dissentious
gladiatorial
have chip on shoulder
pettish
ructious

Antonyms

good-natured
pleasant
obedient
forgiving

friendly
patient
happy
nice

calm
mild
moderate
agreeable

Synonyms
adj abrupt, discourteous

terse
sharp
straight
brief
blunt
direct
bad-tempered

brusque
curt
gruff
impolite
inconsiderate
irascible
offhand

rude
short-tempered
snappy
snippy
testy
thoughtless
unceremonious

uncivil
ungracious
short-spoken
snippety
breviloquent

Antonyms

large
unabridged
adequate
enough
sufficient

courteous
kind
polite
lengthy
long

high
tall
thick

Synonyms
adj brooding, upset

dour
morose
hostile
churlish
petulant
somber
gloomy
ugly
glum
surly
grumpy
bad-tempered
cheerless

crabby
cross
cynical
dismal
dull
fretful
frowning
gruff
heavy
inert
irritable
malevolent
malicious

malign
mean
moody
obstinate
ornery
out of sorts
peevish
perverse
pessimistic
querulous
saturnine
silent
sour

stubborn
sulky
tenebrous
unsociable
uptight
crabbed
tenebrific
glowering
ill-humored
pouting
pouty
sourpussed
sulking

Antonyms

cheerful
friendly
kind
pleasant

joyful
bright
happy
agreeable

gentle
nice
grinning

Synonyms
adj irritable, touchy

sullen
cantankerous
cranky
edgy
impatient
uptight
quarrelsome
grumpy

annoyed
bad-tempered
captious
choleric
cross
crotchety
fretful
grouchy

irascible
mean
ornery
out of sorts
peevish
peppery
petulant
quick-tempered

short-tempered
snappy
thin-skinned
waspish
crabbed
exasperated
splenetic

Antonyms

cheerful
good-natured
pleasant

laid-back
patient
happy

nice
calm
easy-going

Synonyms
adj easily offended

tricky
jumpy
testy
precarious
sensitive
uptight
volatile
delicate
ticklish
risky
dicey

bad-tempered
cantankerous
captious
choleric
cranky
cross
grouchy
grumpy
hazardous
irascible
irritable

mean
ornery
peevish
petulant
querulous
quick-tempered
surly
temperamental
thin-skinned
unpredictable
unsafe

crabbed
hypersensitive
bundle of nerves
oversensitive
perturbable
pettish
splenetic
wired up
wound up

Antonyms

collected
stable
easygoing
laid-back
unflappable

easy
calm
certain
firm
strong

sure
insensitive
safe

Synonyms
adj belligerent, hateful

abusive
aggressive
antagonistic
bad-tempered
barbarous
bellicose
brutal
bullying
caustic
combative
contentious
cross

defiant
ferocious
fierce
frightening
harsh
hostile
inhuman
intimidating
invective
mean
militant
mordant

obstreperous
opprobrious
ornery
pugnacious
quarrelsome
rude
savage
scathing
scurrilous
sharp
sullen
terrifying

trenchant
violent
contumelious
mordacious
scrappy
vituperative
browbeating
cowing
inhumane
terrorizing
vituperous

Antonyms

cooperative
gentle

mild
nice

tame

Synonyms
adj irritable

acid
acrid
acrimonious
awkward
bad-tempered
blunt
brusque
captious
choleric
churlish
cranky
cross

crotchety
crusty
cynical
difficult
dour
fretful
gloomy
glum
grouchy
harsh
huffy
ill-tempered

irascible
misanthropic
morose
peevish
perverse
petulant
prickly
saturnine
snappish
sour
sulky
sullen

surly
tart
testy
tough
trying
unsociable
crabbed
chuffy
ill-humored
mumpish
nasty-tempered
splenetic

Antonyms

amiable
good-humored

good-natured
pleasant

happy
sweet

Synonyms
adj spiteful

bad-tempered
catty
despiteful
hateful

malevolent
malicious
malignant
mean

nasty
overbearing
venomous
vicious

vindictive
wicked
cattish

Synonyms
adj ill-tempered

cross
bad-tempered
cantankerous
crabby
cranky

disagreeable
grouchy
grumpy
irascible
irritable

peevish
petulant
querulous
snappish
snappy

surly
testy

Synonyms
adj testy

annoyed
bad-tempered
cantankerous
captious
choleric
crabbed
cranky
cross

crotchety
edgy
fretful
grouchy
grumpy
impatient
irascible
mean

ornery
out of sorts
peevish
peppery
petulant
quarrelsome
quick-tempered
short-tempered

snappy
sullen
thin-skinned
touchy
uptight
waspish
exasperated
splenetic