irritable
Easily annoyed and quick to snap.
irritable in a sentence
- Hungry and tired, the baby grew irritable and cried at everything.
- Wasps get irritable in autumn and buzz crossly around anyone eating outside.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to irritable?
- Acalm
- Bcheerful
- Cgrumpy
- Dpatient
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C: grumpy. The other three mean the opposite of irritable.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to irritable?
- Agrumpy
- Bcross
- Ctouchy
- Dcalm
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D: calm. The other three mean nearly the same as irritable.
Words that mean something similar
grumpy, cross, touchy
Words that mean the opposite
calm, patient, cheerful
More words about emotions & feelings
- jittery: Nervous and unable to keep still.
- jubilant: Feeling great joy because of a success.
- keen: Very eager and interested.
- kinship: A close connection or family bond between people.
- lament: To show deep sadness about something.
- lethargic: So tired that you have no energy at all.
- listless: Tired and without interest in anything.
- livid: Extremely angry, bursting with rage.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test