What is another word for testy?
593 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tˈɛsti], [ tˈɛsti], [ t_ˈɛ_s_t_i]
The word "testy" is often used to describe someone who is easily irritated or impatient. There are several synonyms that can be used in place of testy to convey the same meaning. One such synonym is "irritable," which suggests a tendency to become annoyed or agitated quickly. Another synonym is "cranky," which implies a tendency to be easily upset or irritated by things that would not typically bother someone. Other synonyms for testy include "grumpy," "sulky," "morose," and "cantankerous." All of these words convey a sense of irritability or impatience, and can be used to describe someone who is easily frustrated or quick to anger.
Synonyms for Testy:
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adj.
• crotchety • excitable • irritable • ornery • querulous • short • acrimonious • cantankerous- badtempered ,
- dis agreeable ,
- dis-agreeable ,
- ill humored ,
- ill natured ,
- illhumored ,
- illnatured ,
- more bearish ,
- more ill humored ,
- more ill-humored ,
- more illhumored ,
- more vinegarish ,
- more vinegary ,
- most bearish ,
- most ill humored ,
- most ill-humored ,
- most illhumored ,
- most vinegarish ,
- most vinegary ,
- obstinate .
- ex acting ,
- ex-acting ,
- fault finding ,
- hyper critical ,
- hyper-critical ,
- more caviling ,
- more cavillous ,
- more deprecating ,
- more exceptive ,
- more nit picking ,
- more nit-picking ,
- most caviling ,
- most cavillous ,
- most deprecating ,
- most exceptive ,
- most nit picking ,
- most nit-picking ,
- nit picking ,
- over-critical ,
- overcritical .
- mis anthropic ,
- mis-anthropic ,
- more difficult ,
- more nasty tempered ,
- more nasty-tempered ,
- more nastytempered ,
- most crabbed ,
- most nasty tempered ,
- most nasty-tempered ,
- most nastytempered ,
- nasty tempered ,
- nastytempered ,
- un sociable ,
- un-sociable .
- bad tempered ,
- dis appointed ,
- dis content ,
- dis contented ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis satisfied ,
- dis-appointed ,
- dis-content ,
- dis-contented ,
- dis-pleased ,
- dis-satisfied ,
- more bellyaching ,
- more crabbing ,
- more griping ,
- more grousing ,
- more kicking ,
- more kvetching ,
- more malcontented ,
- more uncontent ,
- more ungratified ,
- most bellyaching ,
- most crabbing ,
- most discontented ,
- most griping ,
- most grousing ,
- most kicking ,
- most kvetching ,
- most malcontented ,
- most uncontent ,
- most ungratified ,
- un content ,
- un gratified ,
- un-content ,
- un-gratified ,
- uncontent .
- ex asperated ,
- ex-asperated ,
- miffed ,
- more exasperated ,
- more huffish ,
- more irked ,
- more moping ,
- more nettled ,
- more piqued ,
- more riled ,
- most exasperated ,
- most huffish ,
- most irked ,
- most moping ,
- most nettled ,
- most piqued ,
- most riled .
- head long ,
- head-long ,
- headlong ,
- more appetent ,
- more chafing ,
- more straining ,
- more unindulgent ,
- most appetent ,
- most chafing ,
- most straining ,
- most unindulgent ,
- on pins needles ,
- racing motor ,
- racing one motor ,
- racing one's motor ,
- racing ones motor ,
- ripe ,
- thirsty ,
- un indulgent ,
- un-indulgent ,
- unindulgent .
- in flamed ,
- in-flamed ,
- more steamed up ,
- more steamed-up ,
- more steamedup ,
- most steamed up ,
- most steamed-up ,
- most steamedup ,
- steamedup .
- more sharp tempered ,
- more sharp-tempered ,
- more sharptempered ,
- most sharp tempered ,
- most sharp-tempered ,
- most sharptempered ,
- sharp tempered ,
- sharptempered .
- more crybaby ,
- more pouting ,
- more whining ,
- most crybaby ,
- most pouting ,
- most whining ,
- un gracious ,
- un-gracious ,
- whinier ,
- whiniest ,
- whiny .
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- feelings .
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- attitude .
Other synonyms:
- bad-tempered .
- cantankerous ,
- choleric ,
- crabby ,
- fretful ,
- grouchy ,
- grumpy ,
- ill-tempered ,
- irascible ,
- querulous ,
- quick-tempered ,
- snappish ,
- waspish .
- disagreeable .
- snappy .
- ugly .
- nasty .
Other relevant words:
- Cankered ,
- Cavilling ,
- Eristic ,
- Fault-finding ,
- Hot-headed ,
- Piqued ,
- Short-spoken ,
- Snarling ,
- Snippety ,
- Spleeny ,
- Squabbling ,
- Susceptive ,
- Uncourtly ,
- abrupt ,
- abusive ,
- acerb ,
- acerbic ,
- acid ,
- acidulous ,
- acrimonious ,
- aggressive ,
- and Irish cranky ,
- angered ,
- angry ,
- animated ,
- annoyed ,
- annoying ,
- antagonistic ,
- anxious ,
- apprehensive ,
- ardent ,
- argumentative ,
- astringent ,
- attuned ,
- awkward ,
- bad-humoured ,
- bad-mannered ,
- bad-natured ,
- barbed ,
- bearish ,
- bellicose ,
- belligerent ,
- bilious ,
- bitching ,
- bitchy ,
- biting ,
- bitter ,
- bluff ,
- blunt ,
- bothersome ,
- browned off ,
- brusque ,
- capricious ,
- captious ,
- carping ,
- caustic ,
- censorious ,
- cheesed off ,
- churlish ,
- combative ,
- complaining ,
- contentious ,
- contrary ,
- corrosive ,
- crank ,
- cranky ,
- critical ,
- criticizing ,
- cross ,
- cross-grained ,
- crotchety ,
- crusty ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- currish ,
- curt ,
- cussed ,
- cutting ,
- cynical ,
- demanding ,
- disappointed ,
- discontent ,
- discontented ,
- discourteous ,
- disgruntled ,
- disobliging ,
- displeased ,
- disputatious ,
- dissatisfied ,
- dissentient ,
- dissentious ,
- dissident ,
- dyspeptic ,
- eager ,
- edgy ,
- embittered ,
- emotional ,
- exasperated ,
- excitable ,
- excited ,
- explosive ,
- fed up ,
- feisty ,
- fervent ,
- fervid ,
- feverish ,
- fidgety ,
- fiery ,
- finical ,
- finicky ,
- furious ,
- fussy ,
- galling ,
- gloomy ,
- grating ,
- grousing ,
- gruff ,
- grumbling ,
- grumpish ,
- harsh ,
- hasty ,
- heated ,
- het up ,
- high-keyed ,
- high-strung ,
- highly strung ,
- hostile ,
- hot ,
- hot-blooded ,
- hot-tempered ,
- hotheaded ,
- huff ,
- huffish ,
- huffy ,
- hypercritical ,
- hypersensitive ,
- hysterical ,
- ill-humored ,
- ill-humoured ,
- ill-mannered ,
- impassioned ,
- impatient ,
- impetuous ,
- impolite ,
- impressionable ,
- impulsive ,
- in ,
- in a pet ,
- in a pique ,
- in high dudgeon ,
- incisive ,
- indignant ,
- intense ,
- irate ,
- irritated ,
- irritating ,
- jumpy ,
- keen ,
- litigious ,
- lively ,
- liverish ,
- malcontent ,
- mean ,
- mercurial ,
- moody ,
- mordant ,
- morose ,
- murmuring ,
- nervous ,
- obnoxious ,
- obstreperous ,
- offhand ,
- on edge ,
- ornery ,
- over-particular ,
- overhasty ,
- passionate ,
- patchy ,
- peeved ,
- peremptory ,
- perverse ,
- pesky ,
- pestering ,
- pestiferous ,
- plaguey ,
- plaguy ,
- prickly ,
- provoked ,
- pugnacious ,
- put out ,
- quick ,
- rasping ,
- raspy ,
- ratty ,
- reactive ,
- refractory ,
- responsive ,
- restive ,
- restless ,
- rough ,
- rude ,
- sarcastic ,
- sardonic ,
- satiric ,
- scathing ,
- scratchy ,
- sensitive ,
- sharp ,
- shirty ,
- short ,
- short-tempered ,
- shrewish ,
- snarky ,
- snippy ,
- sour ,
- spirited ,
- spiteful ,
- splenetic ,
- spotty ,
- steamed up ,
- stinging ,
- stormy ,
- stroppy ,
- stuffy ,
- sulky ,
- sullen ,
- supersensitive ,
- susceptible ,
- tart ,
- teasing ,
- temperamental ,
- tender ,
- tense ,
- terse ,
- thin-skinned ,
- trenchant ,
- turbulent ,
- uncivil ,
- uncooperative ,
- unforbearing ,
- unfriendly ,
- unhappy ,
- unpleasant ,
- uptight ,
- vexatious ,
- vexed ,
- vexing ,
- vicious ,
- vigorous ,
- violent ,
- virulent ,
- volatile ,
- vulnerable ,
- warm ,
- whining ,
- worked up ,
- wrathful ,
- zealous .
- Cavillous ,
- Chuffy ,
- Eristical ,
- Exceptive ,
- Malcontented ,
- Mumpish ,
- Perturbable ,
- acetose ,
- all shook up ,
- bundle of nerves ,
- down in dumps ,
- down in mouth ,
- down in the dumps ,
- dying to ,
- having blue devils ,
- having short fuse ,
- having the blahs ,
- hot under collar ,
- hotblooded ,
- hottempered ,
- in a bad mood ,
- in a huff ,
- in bad mood ,
- in blue funk ,
- in doldrums ,
- in the doldrums ,
- kvetching ,
- nasty-tempered ,
- nit-picking ,
- on pins and needles ,
- out of humor ,
- over critical ,
- peckish ,
- perversive ,
- pettish ,
- petulant ,
- sharp-tempered ,
- short-fused ,
- singing the blues ,
- steamed-up ,
- ungratified ,
- vinegarish ,
- vinegary ,
- wrecker .
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How to use "Testy" in context?
If you're testy, it's probably because you're feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. You may be reacting to something minor that's making you angry, or you may be reacting to a deeper issue that's been bothering you. Testiness can be a sign that you need more rest or that you're not getting the support you need from your loved ones. If you're noticing that your testy behavior is becoming more frequent or severe, it may be time to talk to your doctor about your condition.
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