hot-tempered
adjective
: becoming angry very easily : having or showing a hot temper
a hot-tempered political activist
a hot-tempered reply
hot-tempered
adjective
as in antagonistic
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- antagonistic
- feisty
- hostile
- pugnacious
- belligerent
- quarrelsome
- combative
- confrontational
- irascible
- bellicose
- warlike
- aggressive
- irritable
- truculent
- petulant
- snappish
- militant
- ornery
- disputatious
- peevish
- assaultive
- fierce
- choleric
- ill-tempered
- contentious
- argumentative
- surly
- chippy
- fretful
- grumpy
- scrappy
- waspish
- grouchy
- agonistic
- querulous
- disagreeable
- testy
- fractious
- pettish
- dyspeptic
- gladiatorial
- brawly
- ugly
- crabby
- bilious
- bristly
- stroppy
- huffy
- acidic
- touchy
- ill-humored
- ill-natured
- discordant
- cranky
- cross
- prickly
- savage
- warring
- bearish
- fighting
- vicious
- rude
- snappy
- battling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- peaceable
- peaceful
- nonaggressive
- amiable
- nonbelligerent
- affable
- easygoing
- unwarlike
- pacific
- kindhearted
- friendly
- benevolent
- pleasant
- conciliatory
- gracious
- sociable
- genial
- cordial
- amicable
- complaisant
- calm
- uncontentious
- quiet
- uncombative
- good-tempered
- unbelligerent
- ingratiating
- antimilitarist
- obliging
- good-natured
- mild
- gentle
- serene
- tranquil
- relaxed
- benign
- anti-imperialist
- kindly
- off the sauce
- off the schneid
- off the shelf
- off the table
- off the top of one's head
- off the wagon
- off the wall
- off the wind
- off theory
- off year
- off'n
- off-air
- off-and-on
- off-axis reflector
- off-balance
- off-bar
- off-bear
- off-bearer
- off-board
- off-brand
- off-broadway
- off-center
- off-color
- off-colored
- off-face