Synonyms of choleric
119 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for choleric is bad-tempered. Other synonyms of choleric are hot-tempered, ill-tempered, irascible, temperamental and atrabilious. The opposite of choleric is noncholeric.
Synonyms and similar words for choleric
adjectiveOf a person: having a tendency to become angry easily; bad-tempered, irritable; also, feeling or...
- hot-temperedBecoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated.
- ill-temperedSynonym of bad-tempered.
- irascibleEasily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
- temperamental
- atrabilious
- bad-temperedOf or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
- biliousPeevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
- bitchy informal, vulgar
- brainish
- cantankerousGiven to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
- carnaptious Ireland, UKBad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy.
- crabbit ScotlandGrouchy, cantankerous.
- crabby
- cranky
- crotchetyCranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
- dyspeptic
- fantoddishIrritable.
- fiery
- fractious
- fretful
- grumpyDissatisfied and irritable.
- grotchy slangTending to complain; irritable.
- grouchyIrritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
- hissy
- hotheadedPertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
- huffy
- humpy
- ill-natured
- irritable
- liverishNot feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy.
- out of sorts
- ornery (chiefly US)}
- peevishQuick to become bad-tempered or cross, especially due to insignificant matters; irritable, pettish, petulant.
- pettishBad-tempered; peevish.
- petulantChildishly irritable.
- prickly
- quick-temperedEasily or quickly angered or frustrated.
- querulousOften complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
- raspy
- ratty informalAnnoyed, bad-tempered, irritable.
- short-temperedEasily angered; frequently losing one's temper.
- snappish
- snappy
- snippety
- snippishSnippy; irritable; short-tempered.
- snippy
- snitchy
- spleneticBad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
- stressy
- surly
- testy
- tetchySynonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive...
- thin-skinned
- thorny
- touchy
- twitchy figuratively
- umbrageous figuratively
- volatile
- waspish
- irateExtremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
- wrathfulPossessed of great wrath; very angry.
- agitated
- angry
- annoyedTroubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.
- apoplectic
- berserk
- big madVery angry or irritated.
- blood-boilingExtremely angry; furious.
- boiling madExtremely angry; furious.
- butthurtOverly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.
- cheesed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.
- cross
- enraged
- fit to be tiedVery agitated or distressed; also, very angry; enraged, furious.
- frustrated
- fumingVery angry.
- furibund formal, literaryHaving a propensity to be furious; choleric, irate.
- furious
- fury
- hot informal
- glimflashyAngry.
- hopping madExtremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.
- incensed
- infuriatedExtremely angry; furious.
- ireful
- ired
- irritated
- little madSlightly irritated or annoyed.
- lividSo angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.
- madAngry; annoyed.
- mad as a bear with a sore headVery angry.
- miffed
- offended
- pissed off vulgarVery annoyed, upset, angry.
- p'd off
- pissed vulgar
- pissy vulgarAnnoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off.
- raging
- ready to be tiedSynonym of fit to be tied.
- screwfacedHaving a screwface (an angry facial expression); angry, frustrated.
- seething
- spitting chips
- soreFeeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
- steaming
- up on one's earAnnoyed, angry.
- upset
- vexed
- waxy
- wodeMad, angry, crazy, insane, possessed, rabid, furious, frantic.
- wrothFull of anger; wrathful.
- zowerswopped dialectalSynonym of bad-tempered.
- edgy dated
- hot-livered archaicOf an irritable temperament; irascible; easily angered.
- tetty obsoleteA diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
- grim obsoleteFierce, cruel, furious.
- pathetic obsoleteExpressing or showing anger; passionate.
adjectiveSynonym of choleraic (“of or relating to cholera; also, affected by cholera”).
- choleraicRelating to, or resembling, cholera.
Opposite of choleric
adjectiveOf a person: having an excess of choler, and thus having a tendency to become angry easily; also...
- noncholericNot choleric.
- uncholericNot choleric.
Meaning of choleric
- adjective Of or relating to choler.
- adjective Of a person: having an excess of choler, and thus having a tendency to become angry easily; also, of a person's complexion or temperament: dominated by choler.
- adjective Of a planet or zodiac sign, season, etc.: affecting people having an excess of choler, causing anger or irritability.
choleric in other languages
Questions about synonyms of choleric
- What is another word for choleric?
- Choleric has 119 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bad-tempered, hot-tempered, ill-tempered, irascible, temperamental, atrabilious, bilious and bitchy.
- What is the opposite of choleric?
- The opposite of choleric is noncholeric.
- What does choleric mean?
- Choleric means of or relating to choler.
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