hot-headed
Quick to explode
Hot-headed describes someone quick to anger or rash in action, prone to losing their temper or acting impulsively without thinking through consequences.
A hot-headed person might start arguments over minor slights or make decisions they later regret.
The term suggests heat rising to the head, clouding judgment with emotion.
Easily upset, unpredictable
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
touchy · quick-tempered · fiery · combustible · testy · thin-skinned · prickly · snappish
Heedless or skin irritation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
precipitate · headlong · brash · foolhardy · knee-jerk · snap · hair-trigger · reactive
temperamental
Easily upset, unpredictable
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- mercurialProne to sudden change
volatile · touchy · quick-tempered · fiery · combustible · testy · thin-skinned · prickly · snappish · quarrelsome
rash
Heedless or skin irritation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
unthinking · precipitate · headlong · brash · foolhardy · knee-jerk · snap · hair-trigger · reactive
irate
Extremely angry
incensed · seething · fuming · wrathful · infuriated · outraged · boiling · steamed · choleric · apoplectic
- impulsive actionsspur of the moment, on a whim, snap decision, knee-jerk reaction, rush in
- irritabilitycranky, grouchy, grumpy, irritated, annoyed
- recklessreckless, careless, rash, heedless, imprudent
- reactivereactive, excitable, volatile, high-strung, jumpy
- temperamentscholeric, phlegmatic, melancholic, sanguine, introvert
- overreactionsoverreaction, meltdown, tantrum, hissy fit, freakout
hot-headedcool-headed
Calm when stressed
levelheaded · even-tempered · calm · composed · collected
hot-headedlevel-headed
Calm and sensible
cool-headed · patient · self-controlled · restrained · prudent