/ Thesaurus / I Synonyms of ill tempered Find synonyms for: Adjective1. crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, ill-natured (vs. good-natured)usage: annoyed and irritableWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language