Synonyms of testy

testy

adjective

ˈte-stē 

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

that coworker would be easier to get along with if she weren't so testy all the time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritable
• fiery
• peevish
• snappish
• petulant
• irascible
• crotchety
• grouchy
• cross
• snippy
• crabby
• grumpy
• waspish
• snarky
• choleric
• pettish
• passionate
• prickly
• out of humor
• sensitive
• out of sorts
• contentious
• stuffy
• raspy
• cranky
• short-tempered
• short
• snippety
• combative
• perverse
• argumentative
• cantankerous
• querulous
• ornery
• ratty
• disagreeable
• snarly
• snappy
• quick-tempered
• dyspeptic
• belligerent
• fretful
• tetchy
• surly
• bilious
• curmudgeonly
• bellicose
• pugnacious
• fractious
• quarrelsome
• ill-tempered
• truculent
• touchy
• disputatious
• sulky
• huffy
• bearish
• sullen
• scrappy
• ill-natured
• pouty
• off-colored
• ill-humored
• off-color
• cross-grained
• thin-skinned
• hot-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cordial
• friendly
• genial
• outgoing
• affable
• sociable
• gregarious
• amiable
• sweet
• companionable
• agreeable
• good-natured
• extroverted
• extraverted
• easygoing
• carefree
• relaxed
• patient
• tolerant
• well-disposed
• good-tempered
• stoical
• stoic
• understanding
• uncomplaining
• forbearing
• obliging
• long-suffering
• happy-go-lucky

Examples of testy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Republicans picked Derrick Anderson, 39, a lawyer and former Army Green Beret who was supported by House GOP leaders in the testy intraparty fight between six candidates. —Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 July 2024

Monday's press briefing got heated amid a testy exchange between White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and CBS News correspondent Ed O'Keefe. —Kendra Stanton Lee, Newsweek, 8 July 2024

Video Ad Feedback Trump's testy appearance at NABJ 03:59 - Source: CNN 2. —Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024

August 14 through 16 looks especially testy for you, and could deliver the ultimatum from the universe that forces you to seek an alternate route around the roadblock. —Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024