What is another word for thin-skinned?
Pronunciation:
[ θˈɪnskˈɪnd], [ θˈɪnskˈɪnd], [ θ_ˈɪ_n_s_k_ˈɪ_n_d]
Related words: hyper sensitive, hypersensitive, thin-skinned people
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Synonyms for Thin-skinned:
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adj.
• feisty • temperamental • delicate • easily hurt • fractious • irascible- hot tempered ,
- more bearish ,
- most bearish ,
- ogrer ,
- ogrest ,
- quick tempered ,
- quicktempered ,
- short tempered ,
- shorttempered ,
- up tight ,
- up-tight .
- bad tempered ,
- badtempered ,
- cat and dog ,
- have chip on shoulder ,
- have chip shoulder ,
- more brawling ,
- more cat and dog ,
- more cat-and-dog ,
- more dissentious ,
- more gladiatorial ,
- more ructious ,
- most brawling ,
- most cat and dog ,
- most cat-and-dog ,
- most dissentious ,
- most gladiatorial ,
- most ructious ,
- warrest .
- in flamed ,
- in-flamed ,
- more bruised ,
- more oversensitive ,
- most bruised ,
- most oversensitive ,
- over sensitive ,
- over-sensitive .
Other synonyms:
- hypersensitive ,
- moody ,
- prim ,
- prissy ,
- sensibility ,
- unstable .
- defensive .
- fragile .
- sensitivity .
Other relevant words:
- Passible ,
- Pregnable ,
- Snarling ,
- Susceptive ,
- allergic ,
- anaphylactic ,
- argumentative ,
- attuned ,
- bad-tempered ,
- bearish ,
- cantankerous ,
- captious ,
- choleric ,
- contentious ,
- crabbed ,
- crabby ,
- cranky ,
- cross ,
- crusty ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- delicate ,
- disputatious ,
- dyspeptic ,
- easily hurt ,
- easily offended ,
- emotional ,
- empathetic ,
- empathic ,
- excitable ,
- feisty ,
- fractious ,
- goosy ,
- grouchy ,
- high-strung ,
- highly strung ,
- hot-tempered ,
- hyperesthetic ,
- impressionable ,
- irascible ,
- irritable ,
- itchy ,
- mad ,
- miffy ,
- nervous ,
- overrefined ,
- peevish ,
- pettish ,
- petulant ,
- plucky ,
- prickly ,
- querulous ,
- quick-tempered ,
- reactive ,
- refined ,
- responsive ,
- sensible ,
- short-tempered ,
- skittish ,
- snappish ,
- soft ,
- sore ,
- splenetic ,
- spunky ,
- supersensitive ,
- susceptible ,
- sympathetic ,
- tactful ,
- temperamental ,
- tender ,
- tense ,
- testy ,
- tetchy ,
- ticklish ,
- ultrasensitive ,
- vincible ,
- volatile ,
- vulnerable ,
- waspish .
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How to use "Thin-skinned" in context?
people
There is no single answer to this question as it is entirely subjective. thin-skinned people are often quick to take offense at any perceived slight or criticism. They may also become agitated or overwhelmed if something they believe is important to them is challenged. For some, thin-skinnedness may be a sign of insecurity or a fear of being disliked.Whatever the reason, thin-skinned people can be frustrating and frustratingly difficult to work with. It may be necessary for everyone involved to be a bit more sensitive to one another in order to manage the delicate balance necessary for successful collaborations.
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