PERTURBABLE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

perturbable

adjective

as in irritable

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Adjective

Could be because for much of the running time, Abrams’ Jay Gardiner is up against what looks like a very large irritable sphincter.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Coach There’s no better feeling than walking into your last show of the day, irritable and hungry, only to discover that snacks are being served.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of irritable

Adjective

The irascible Atmane then took his frustrations out on the net, smashing his racket on the net cord three times.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Well, as much as one of the league’s biggest personalities and irascible players can blend in.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of irascible

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By sticking her neck out and opening up a very touchy subject for examination, Hannah-Jones has done much more to advance the cause of public education than most of her detractors will give her credit for.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Despite their pointy protrusions, the sculptures are not spiky enough to leave a mark; and despite their flirtations with touchy subject matter, none of the works—not even the 9/11 ones—are vulgar enough to get Wolfson in hot water.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of touchy

Adjective

The testy exchange capped a five-minute opening statement in which Williams torched national reporting for trying to box his injury into a tidy Grade 2 timeline.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Again and again, Misty comes fully alive in the presence of others—a saving grace in a town that still often runs on chance meetings, fateful reunions, and testy but resilient relationships.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of testy

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Another image showed Fox reclining beneath the same dramatic lighting in a metallic two-piece swimsuit.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Baylor’s big quiet concern Baylor’s McLane Stadium is the centerpiece of a dramatic redesign that gives the city of Waco a visible lift that does nothing but help morale, for the university, students and residents.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of dramatic

Adjective

Neither maudlin nor melodramatic, and without any glorification, the song is infected by the same chilling gloom which has glommed onto the best of Messrs Linkous, Berman, and Drake.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
While the country’s Bollywood machine continues apace, favoring melodramatic stories, this JioHotstar program has challenged its audience – and wider society, by extension – to really think about the nature of life in the country.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of melodramatic

Adjective

This is not the case at Casa Astória, a soulful jewel box of an Airbnb in Porto, Portugal’s second-largest and increasingly trendy city.

— Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
In 2011, Joe Kay debuted Soulection as a college radio show at Cal State Long Beach, spinning rare B-sides, progressive beats, inventive flips of classic records and soulful underground tracks.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of soulful

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