Thesaurus:tantrum

Thesaurus

tantrum

English

Noun

Sense: An (often childish) sudden outburst of anger or rage

Synonyms

• tantrum
• catfit (US dialect)
• conniption
• conniption fit
• dummy spit
• headfit (British slang)
• hissy (US)
• hissy fit (US)
• meltdown (figuratively)
• paddy
• shit fit (chiefly US)
• snit fit (US)
• wobbler (British slang)
• wobbly (British slang)

Hyponyms

• moment    [⇒ thesaurus]
• temper tantrum

Hypernyms

• fit
• outburst
• paroxysm

Holonyms

• anger    [⇒ thesaurus]
• annoyance    [⇒ thesaurus]
• frustration
• rage    [⇒ thesaurus]
• temper

Various

• huff
• lose one's temper    [⇒ thesaurus]
• make a scene
• throw a tantrum
• throw one's toys out of the pram

Further reading

• “900. resentment” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “tantrum” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• Some synonyms at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• Some synonyms (without tantrum) at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.