Tom is temperamental.
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Temperamental
//ˌtɛmp(ə)ɹəˈmɛntl̩//
Synonyms for "temperamental" (121 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (36)
Related words (60)
instinctiveinstinctualintellectualintenseirascibleirritablekinkylubriciousmaggotymentalmercurialmiffymotivelessmutablenativenative tonaturalnatural tonotionalorganic
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oversensitivepassionatepeevishpetulantphysicalpricklyprimalquick-temperedquirkysensitiveshortshort-temperedsnappishspiritualsullensurlytestytetchythin skinnedthin-skinnedticklishtouchyuncertainundependableunevenunpredictableunreasonableunreliableunrestrainedunstablevagariousvagrantvariablevolatilewantonwaspishwaywardwhimsical
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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Synonyms
2 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 13 languages.
Czech
2 entries- náladový adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
- vrtošivý adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Danish
1 entries- temperamentsfuld adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Finnish
2 entries- oikutteleva adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
- temperamenttinen adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
French
1 entries- caractériel adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Macedonian
2 entries- и́збувлив adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
- темпераме́нтен adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Māori
2 entries- hārakiraki adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
- hūkokikoki adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- temperamentsfull adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- temperamentsfull adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Polish
2 entries- kapryśny adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
- temperamentny adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Portuguese
1 entries- temperamental adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Romanian
1 entries- temperamental adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Slovak
1 entries- náladový adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Spanish
1 entries- temperamental adj (emotional or moody, inconsistent)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
You're temperamental.
Source: tatoeba (2203438)
Do people ever accuse you of being temperamental?
Source: tatoeba (3172274)
Tom seems temperamental.
Source: tatoeba (3408973)
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