Cross
Cross adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: she was cross all day because of a nagging headache
Short-tempered is a synonym for cross in irritable topic. In some cases you can use "Short-tempered" instead an adjective "Cross".
Short-tempered
Short-tempered adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: shop customers learned not to bother the short-tempered dog on their way out
Cross is a synonym for short-tempered in irritable topic. You can use "Cross" instead an adjective phrase "Short-tempered".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and cross
- irritable and short-tempered
- cranky and cross
- cranky and short-tempered
- ill-tempered and cross
- ill-tempered and short-tempered
- testy and cross
- testy and short-tempered
- touchy and cross
- touchy and short-tempered
- irascible and cross
- irascible and short-tempered
- angry and cross
- angry and short-tempered
Both words in one sentence
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A follow-up episode shows the future, adult version of Ben's Evil Counterpart nemesis Kevin 11, who has grown up from what was essentially a short-tempered, mutated bully into a truly deadly DNA-absorbing sociopath somewhat akin to a cross between Sylar and Naraku.
Source: Future Badass
Cite this Source
Short-tempered and Cross. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/short-tempered
Cross & Short-tempered. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/short-tempered>.
Short-tempered or Cross. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/short-tempered.
