Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to please in British Thesaurus

bad-tempered (adjective)

someone who is bad-tempered easily becomes annoyed or angry

irritable (adjective)

likely to become easily annoyed or impatient

moody (adjective)

likely to become unhappy or angry for no particular reason

touchy (adjective)

becoming angry or upset very easily

short-tempered (adjective)

someone who is short-tempered becomes angry very easily

sensitive (adjective)

likely to become angry or upset easily

temperamental (adjective)

a temperamental person gets angry easily, or changes from one mood to another very quickly

fractious (adjective)

easily upset or annoyed

hot-tempered (adjective)

becoming angry very easily

irascible (adjective)

formal easily becoming angry

anal (adjective)

giving too much attention to details in a way that annoys people

bilious (adjective)

literary easily annoyed

cantankerous (adjective)

always complaining or arguing and easily annoyed

censorious (adjective)

formal always wanting to criticize other people or ideas and find faults in them

chippy (adjective)

informal tending to become angry or upset very easily

choleric (adjective)

formal a choleric person becomes angry very easily

choosy (adjective)

someone who is choosy has definite ideas about what they like and will not accept other things

crabby (adjective)

easily annoyed by unimportant things

cranky (adjective)

informalmainly American someone who is cranky gets annoyed easily

crotchety (adjective)

informal someone who is crotchety gets easily annoyed

crusty (adjective)

informal easily annoyed

curmudgeonly (adjective)

formal easily annoyed

demanding (adjective)

a demanding person needs a lot of attention and is not easily pleased or satisfied

difficult (adjective)

someone who is difficult never seems to be happy or satisfied with anything

excitable (adjective)

someone who is excitable becomes excited or angry very easily

fiery (adjective)

becoming angry very easily and quickly

finicky (adjective)

liking things only when they are correct in every detail

foul (adjective)

if someone has a foul temper or is in a foul mood, they are angry about something and can be annoyed very easily

fussy (adjective)

only satisfied if things are exactly as you want them to be

grouchy (adjective)

informal often in a bad mood or complaining a lot

have a chip on your shoulder ()

to be likely to become angry or offended very easily, especially about something that other people think should not upset you

have a short fuse/be on a short fuse ()

to become angry or upset very easily

high-maintenance (adjective)

humorous used for describing someone or something that always needs a lot of help or attention

hot-headed (adjective)

becoming angry or excited easily and tending to do things without thinking about the result

hypercritical (adjective)

tending to criticize a lot in a very unfair way

ill-tempered (adjective)

formal rude, impatient or easily made angry

insatiable (adjective)

always wanting more and never feeling satisfied

jaundiced (adjective)

tending to dislike or criticize things

judgmental (adjective)

too willing to criticize other people’s actions and behaviour and say that they are wrong

miserable (adjective)

a miserable person is always complaining or in a bad mood

nagging (adjective)

frequently criticizing someone, especially for habits or qualities that are difficult to change

not suffer fools gladly ()

to not like being with people who you think are stupid

obstreperous (adjective)

refusing to behave in a reasonable way and sometimes protesting loudly

ornery (adjective)

Americanoften humorous quick to argue or become annoyed with people

particular (adjective)

someone who is particular has very clear ideas about what they like and dislike and wants everything to be exactly as they like it

pedantic (adjective)

showing disapproval giving too much importance to details and formal rules, especially of grammar

pedantry (noun)

the behaviour of someone who gives too much importance to details and formal rules, especially of grammar

peevish (adjective)

easily annoyed, especially by things that are not important

peppery (adjective)

easily annoyed

pernickety (adjective)

Britishinformal worried or complaining about details that do not matter

persnickety (adjective)

Americaninformal pernickety

pettifogging (adjective)

Britishold-fashioned caring too much about unimportant matters or details

pettish (adjective)

easily annoyed by unimportant things

petty (adjective)

unpleasant to someone because you care too much about something that is not really important

picky (adjective)

informal someone who is picky only likes specific things and is not easily pleased

prickly (adjective)

informal tending to become angry very quickly

querulous (adjective)

mainly literary a querulous person complains often and in a way that annoys other people

quick-tempered (adjective)

someone who is quick-tempered becomes angry very easily

ratty (adjective)

Britishinformal in a bad mood, or easily annoyed

snaky (adjective)

Canadianinformal angry and upset when something you do not like happens

snappy (adjective)

a snappy person speaks to people in a quick angry way

stroppy (adjective)

Britishinformal a stroppy person gets angry very easily and is difficult to talk to

testy (adjective)

easily annoyed and impatient

tetchy (adjective)

old-fashioned easily annoyed and likely to get angry quickly

truculent (adjective)

formal easily annoyed and always ready to argue or fight

unforgiving (adjective)

not willing to forgive people

unforgiving (adjective)

not allowing you to make mistakes

uptight (adjective)

nervous and easily annoyed