ticklish
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Synonyms & Antonyms for ticklish
Synonyms
huffy, tetchy, thin-skinned, touchy
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The subject has been ticklish for Harris, who as San Francisco district attorney declined to seek a death sentence for a man charged with killing a police officer, keeping a campaign promise while taking political heat. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "Nearly all Democratic candidates oppose death penalty as public opinion shifts," 16 June 2019 With prominent ex-players seeming to rally around the candidacy of pitching coach Nate Yeskie, this is turning into a ticklish situation for athletic director Scott Barnes. — oregonlive.com, "Would it be be best for the Beavers to go outside the program for a baseball coach? Diamonds & Dust," 6 June 2019 Mr Conte faces the ticklish task of trying to run a cabinet including the leaders of the two parties that will make up the new populist government: Luigi Di Maio of the radical Five Star Movement and Matteo Salvini of the right-wing Northern League. — The Economist, "Politics this week," 24 May 2018 Creighton and Northern Iowa were both in the Missouri Valley Conference at the time, so this presented a potentially ticklish situation in the McDermott household. — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, "5 things you might not know about Doug McDermott of the Pacers," 1 July 2018 That is a more ticklish argument: the obstruction laws are complicated and the ambit of presidential power vast. — The Economist, "Donald Trump’s powers are not quite as vast as his lawyers claim," 7 June 2018 Is this because the queen is extremely ticklish and prone to hysterical giggling fits? — Jessica Pan, The Cut, "The 10 Most Bizarre Royal Etiquette Rules," 17 May 2018 Talking candidly about how to collect the revenues that fund government is more ticklish, especially when the pain is likely to be broadly shared. — The Economist, "American states face a revenue crisis," 7 Apr. 2018 Truth is, the one area that's often ignored is the roof of his mouth, which is one of the most ticklish parts of the body, says Hess. — Judy Dutton, Redbook, "20 Things You Can Do With Your Mouth That Will Drive a Man Crazy," 20 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ticklish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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