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Irritable is an English word with synonyms like sensitive or techy. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Irritable in a sentence

Irritable meaning

  1. Capable of being irritated.
  2. Easily exasperated or excited.
  3. Responsive to stimuli.

Synonyms of Irritable

sensitive ill-natured techy tetchy testy scratchy petulant pettish peckish peevish nettlesome fractious cranky excitable

Related words

Other words often associated with Irritable or its synonyms:

crank quick refractory liverish choleric pesky disagreeable delicate reactive nervous cantankerous bothersome

Using Irritable

  • The main meaning on this page is: Capable of being irritated. | Easily exasperated or excited. | Responsive to stimuli.
  • Useful related words include: sensitive, ill-natured, techy, tetchy.
  • In the example corpus, irritable often appears in combinations such as: irritable bowel, and irritable, irritable and.

Context around Irritable

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

constipation 1× ulysses 1× sirius 1× become 1× treat 1× people 1× itchy 1×

Often after:

bowel 12× mood 1× old 1×

Sentence patterns with Irritable

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

appears more irritable than usual 1× as constipation irritable bowel syndrome 1× as ulysses irritable bowel syndrome 1× colitis and irritable bowel syndrome 1× conditions like irritable bowel syndrome 1× conducts become irritable to the 1× diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome 1× disease and irritable bowel syndrome 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a more serious 1× an imbalance of 1× as self described 1× being stuck in 1× dryness can cause 1× in that case 1×

Common sentence endings:

irritable bowel syndrome 3× bowel syndrome ibs 2× after sexual intercourse 1× and cardiometabolic conditions 1× for the cause 1× irritable and tired 1×

Words around Irritable

Just before it in the word index:

irritability 50 irrigators 13 irrigator 5 irrigation 742 irrigating 17 irrigates 5

Just after it in the word index:

irritably 3 irritant 51 irritants 31 irritate 75 irritated 169 irritates 22

Similar in corpus frequency:

adamson 90 adapts 90 adeyemi 90 adriana 90 agitating 90 ahab 90

Corpus analysis for Irritable

  • In this selection, "irritable" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, constipation, ulysses, sirius, bowel, mood and old stand out and add context to how "irritable" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include appears more irritable than usual and as constipation irritable bowel syndrome. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "irritable" sits close to words such as adamson, adapts and adeyemi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with irritable

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Mischievous John Spellar (Lab, Warley) sensed Mr Wallace’s irritable mood. (11 words)

Dryness can cause the eyes to feel itchy, irritable, and tired. (11 words)

Snape, who appears more irritable than usual, comes down on the Trio. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

A more serious issue that can cause bloating involves the gut. If you have a history of digestive issues — such as constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or indigestion — Dr. Wider says that you may be prone to bloating after sexual intercourse. (41 words)

Unless you have real food intolerances or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or the symptom is caused by hormonal changes, bloating is the body’s normal reaction to eating a little too much. (32 words)

Being stuck in an old, grimy house like Grimmauld Place made Sirius irritable and restless, especially when other members of the Order were out there doing their part for the cause. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

A more serious issue that can cause bloating involves the gut. If you have a history of digestive issues — such as constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or indigestion — Dr. Wider says that you may be prone to bloating after sexual intercourse.

An imbalance of gut microbiota can lead to gastrointestinal conditions (like irritable bowel syndrome), autoimmune and cardiometabolic conditions.

As self-described girls online assert ownership of Pilates and iced lattes as well as “Ulysses,” irritable bowel syndrome, so-called girl culture might just be the ruling order.

Being stuck in an old, grimy house like Grimmauld Place made Sirius irritable and restless, especially when other members of the Order were out there doing their part for the cause.

If I were driving down Spilman Street late at night I might be a tad more irritable and far more likely to break the speed limit.

In that case, you may exacerbate certain conditions such as irritable bowel disease.

In the same manner, a visitor is constantly reminded about his date of exit when his conducts become irritable to the household.

Mischievous John Spellar (Lab, Warley) sensed Mr Wallace’s irritable mood.

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My GP had previously given me a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), although everything I read about it suggested bleeding was not usually a symptom.

Or it could be a post-viral reaction, causing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to kick in after the acute infection.

Snape, who appears more irritable than usual, comes down on the Trio.

Some of the conditions Oshi treats include confirmed GI conditions, such as inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The boost came from its successful launch of Ibsrela, which is the brand name for tenapanor to treat irritable bowel syndrome.

There are many different causes of diarrhoea, such as anxiety, a food allergy, medication, or a long-term condition, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Tikoyan says she struggles with several chronic illnesses: endometriosis, lyme disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Unless you have real food intolerances or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or the symptom is caused by hormonal changes, bloating is the body’s normal reaction to eating a little too much.

Usually, CBD is well-tolerated by the body, but it can produce side effects such as nausea and fatigue as well as make people irritable.

Where “Ove” portrayed its protagonist as socially inept from childhood, the young version of Otto is a charmer so distant from the irritable old man he becomes that it strains credulity.

But his only reference to insurance coverage in the posts noted that Blue Cross Blue Shield had covered testing for irritable bowel syndrome.

Dryness can cause the eyes to feel itchy, irritable, and tired.

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Common combinations with irritable

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "irritable" in a sentence?
An example: "A more serious issue that can cause bloating involves the gut. If you have a history of digestive issues — such as constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or indigestion — Dr. Wider says that you may be prone to bloating after sexual intercourse." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "irritable" from authentic English texts.
What does "irritable" mean?
Irritable means: Capable of being irritated.
What are synonyms of "irritable"?
Common synonyms of "irritable" include: sensitive, ill-natured, techy, tetchy, testy, scratchy, petulant, pettish. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "irritable" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "irritable", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.