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Hothead
One who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights.
📖 Definitions of "Hothead"
noun
- 1
One who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights.
"The club was full of eager young hotheads who never seemed to be able to agree on anything."
- 2
One who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first
"Someone get this hothead out of here."
🔄 Synonyms of "Hothead"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lunaticnoun | An insane person. |
| harum-scarumnoun | wild, careless, irresponsible |
| madcapnoun | Capricious, impulsive, or reckless; also, bizarre, crazy, zany; or foolish, idiotic. |
| daredevilnoun | A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. |
| swashbucklernoun | A daring adventurer. |
| fire-eaternoun | A performer who pretends to swallow fire. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hothead"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| harum-scarumnoun | A giddy, rash person. |
| madcapnoun | A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner. |
| lunaticnoun | An insane person. |
| daredevilnoun | A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. |
| swashbucklernoun | A daring adventurer. |
| fire-eaternoun | A performer who pretends to swallow fire. |
| troopernoun | (military) A soldier. |
| hot-brainnoun | (obsolete) an impetuous, fiery person; a hothead |
| wrongheadnoun | A person of a perverse understanding or obstinate character. |
| sourheadnoun | One who is grumpy, negative, and bad-tempered. |
| rageholicnoun | (slang) A person with a highly volatile temper. |
| bullet-headnoun | A person's head shaped like a bullet. |
| buttheadnoun | (sometimes vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with. |
| dotheadnoun | (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, religious slur) A Hindu person. |
| pepper potnoun | A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper |
| rageaholicnoun | (slang) A person with a highly volatile temper. |
| hardheadnoun | One who is practical or hardheaded. |
| airheadnoun | (originally US, informal, derogatory) A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person. |
| gadflynoun | A person or thing that irritates or instigates. |
| assheadnoun | (derogatory or offensive, slang, mildly vulgar) an idiotic or undesirable person. |
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