Synonyms & related words for irascibility

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of irascibility — including testiness, irritability, crankiness, snappishness, shrewishness, sulkiness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to irascibility

Explore words related to irascibility — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include peevishness, pettishness, irascibly, surliness, irascible, choler, crabbiness, grumpiness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for irascibility

Common synonyms for irascibility include testiness, irritability, crankiness, snappishness, shrewishness, sulkiness, touchiness, pugnacity — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does irascibility come from?

The word irascibility breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root iras-, from Latin ira (“anger”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.