Synonyms of peevish

peevish

adjective

ˈpē-vish 

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

I would rather figure things out on my own than ask that peevish librarian for help

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of peevish

But dozens of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle decried the agreement concocted over the weekend by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the clouds of complaints imbuing the Capitol with a decidedly peevish atmosphere on Tuesday. —Grace Segers, The New Republic, 31 May 2023

Netflix did mercifully upgrade the Basic plan to 720p at the same time that the Basic With Ads tier was launched, but that doesn’t undermine my argument that settling on 720p as a way of justifying different subscriptions felt rather peevish and out of touch with today’s AV world. —John Archer, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023

The actor nicely captures Higgins’s peevish hauteur and invincible self-assurance. —Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023

And like any 5-year old, Hrysha is peevish at times or complains about going to school. —Alice Martins, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023