Antonyms for temperamental
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : tem-per-uh-men-tl, -pruh-men-, -per-men- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌtɛm pər əˈmɛn tl, -prəˈmɛn-, -pərˈmɛn- |
Definition of temperamental
Origin :- "of or pertaining to temperament," 1640s, from temperament; in the sense of "moody" it is recorded from 1907.
- adj angry most of the time; moody
- Jeff could almost feel the whiff and wind of the temperamental rush.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Between these men there were temperamental differences as wide as the ocean.
- Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
- But Bates would be; he had imagination and was temperamental.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
- Scott, who was 50 temperamental, as out-of-doors men often are, felt it keenly.
- Extract from : « Across the Mesa » by Jarvis Hall
- He knew how temperamental was the pleasure-seeking stranger.
- Extract from : « The Rat Racket » by David Henry Keller
- For expression with us is not scholastic, but temperamental!
- Extract from : « The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance » by Paul Elmer More
- "He seems a temperamental person," Mr. Stott replied, evasively.
- Extract from : « The Dude Wrangler » by Caroline Lockhart
- Shawnee had been worth fifty of this temperamental blooded hunter.
- Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
- He has not the temperamental apparatus that works in that way.
- Extract from : « The Life Radiant » by Lilian Whiting
- His most distinctive feature is his temperamental opportunism.
- Extract from : « Theft » by Jack London
Synonyms for temperamental
- capricious
- changeable
- cussed
- easily upset
- emotional
- erratic
- excitable
- explosive
- fickle
- fiery
- froward
- headstrong
- high-strung
- hotheaded
- hyper
- hypersensitive
- impatient
- in bad mood
- inconsistent
- irritable
- mean
- mercurial
- neurotic
- ornery
- passionate
- petulant
- sensitive
- thin-skinned
- ticklish
- touchy
- uncertain
- undependable
- unpredictable
- unreliable
- unstable
- variable
- volatile
- willful
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