Synonyms and antonyms of temper in English

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ANGER

He had a temper, and he wasn't afraid to lay into someone if he didn't perform well.

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anger
He vented his anger by kicking the door.
annoyance
If you eat on the patio, you have to put up with annoyance of other customers' cigarette smoke blowing over to your table.
irritation
She expressed irritation with her son's attitude.
frustration
A lot of children's behavior problems are caused by sheer frustration.
fury
The speech provoked fury in some parts of the world.
rage
He was filled with jealous rage when he saw his girlfriend talking to another man.
resentment
I felt a deep resentment at they way he had treated us.
impatience
There is growing impatience with the slow rate of economic reform.
irritability
Lack of sleep can cause irritability.
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If you feel angry, you have strong feelings that make you want to shout or hurt someone. If you get angry, you start to feel this way. If you make someone angry, you make them feel this way. You can also talk about someone who gets angry easily. The feeling is called anger.
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temper

noun
These are words and phrases related to temper. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of temper.
The mob was in no temper to listen to reason.

temper

verb
It's a new process for tempering steel.

Antonyms

Synonyms for temper from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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