hotheaded

Examples

• All

• Yeah, he's a little hotheaded, you know.

  Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

• Both stubborn and hotheaded, they can sometimes clash, but they also share broken hearts.

  Blog text (8)

• I like seeing people get hotheaded, okay?

  The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

• A hotheaded guy would be hell on wheels.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Some people really are more "hotheaded" than others; they get angry more easily and more intensely than the average person does.

  Blog text (17)

• But I've always been hotheaded.

  Kill Boro (2024)

• Some say he was a hotheaded fool who fought only for himself and not for the Greeks.

  Alexander (2004)

• He's hotheaded, sure, but Carl Denham's made some interesting pictures.

  King Kong (2005)

• I keep trying to treat you like a party member, and I keep forgetting you're just a hotheaded kid who doesn't have any discipline.

  Fiction book (1991)

• His hotheaded reaction to the criticism surprised everyone in the meeting.

Synonyms

I

impulsive

vshotheaded

78 4.4

Acting suddenly without careful thought because of a strong feeling

is also quick to anger rather than only sudden action

F

fiery

vshotheaded

64 3.5

Full of strong, often angry feelings

is similar but also involves acting without thinking

I

impetuous

vshotheaded

14 8.0

To act quickly without thinking about the results

often adds a strong rapid anger trigger to quick actions

H

hot-tempered

vshotheaded

5 5.1

Quick to become angry

also acts quickly without thinking as well as getting angry

I

irascible

vshotheaded

• Formal

5 8.6

Quick to become angry, often at small things

also shows thoughtless action rather than only quick anger

S

short-tempered

vshotheaded

4 4.2

Quick to get angry or easily annoyed

also behaves without thought as well as becoming angry

M

madcap

vshotheaded

• Informal

4 7.7

Acting quickly without thinking and often doing risky things

includes anger as motive as well as reckless behavior

B

bad-tempered

vshotheaded

3 3.5

Quick to get angry or annoyed

is quicker to anger and also acts without thinking

Q

quick-tempered

vshotheaded

1 6.0

To become angry quickly and easily

also tends to act without thinking rather than only getting angry

C

choleric

vshotheaded

1 9.6

Quick to become angry and often bad-tempered

is more than irritability and adds sudden action without thought

C

chippy

vshotheaded

• UK

1 9.1

Being easily annoyed and quick to feel offended

is more explosive emotionally and also acts without thinking

H

heady

vshotheaded

1 7.9

Not caring about danger or bad results

is more about quick anger rather than thrill seeking recklessness

T

tearaway

vshotheaded

• UK

1 9.0

Acting quickly and without thinking in a wild way

is less about risk and more about sudden anger with hasty acts

B

brainish

vshotheaded

1 9.9

Acting quickly without thinking

often adds quick anger to such rash behavior

H

hot-mouthed

vshotheaded

8.7

Speaks quickly with angry or strong words

is broader and includes thoughtless actions beyond angry words

Antonyms

C

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

P

patient

343 1.9

Able to stay calm and not get annoyed when waiting

How Impulsive

reckless

193 3.6

rash

3 4.3

hotheaded

• Informal

7 6.2

impulsive

78 4.4

impetuous

14 8.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology