Synonyms of petulance

petulance

noun

ˈpe-chə-lən(t)s 

as in irritability

readiness to show annoyance or impatience

I do not appreciate your petulance and eagerness to argue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritability
• irritableness
• aggression
• anger
• indignation
• peevishness
• aggressiveness
• irascibility
• exasperation
• testiness
• hostility
• crankiness
• crossness
• grumpiness
• grouchiness
• perversity
• sensitivity
• perverseness
• huffiness
• biliousness
• rage
• wrath
• choler
• fury
• rudeness
• sulkiness
• pettishness
• belligerence
• surliness
• waspishness
• crotchetiness
• fretfulness
• pugnacity
• combativeness
• orneriness
• truculence
• disagreeableness
• cantankerousness
• bellicosity
• pugnaciousness
• feistiness
• irascibleness
• contentiousness
• contrariness
• querulousness
• belligerency
• fight
• dyspepsia
• animosity
• touchiness
• crustiness
• curmudgeonliness
• fussiness
• antagonism
• passion
• rancor
• fierceness
• scrappiness
• antipathy
• truculency
• jaundice
• supersensitivity
• quarrelsomeness
• unfriendliness
• spleen
• disputatiousness
• oversensitiveness
• hot-bloodedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tolerance
• understanding
• patience
• forbearance
• long-suffering
• affability
• geniality
• cordiality
• friendliness
• sociability
• agreeableness
• amicability
• amiability
• amiableness
• amenity
• coolness
• tranquillity
• serenity
• gentleness
• good-naturedness
• tranquility
• mildness
• kindliness
• good-humoredness
• good-temperedness
• easygoingness

Examples of petulance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The album’s other highlights are extreme expressions of rage and petulance. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2024

This is the tragic feature of American life: that seemingly inescapable petulance and moral fatigue that leads so many to put aside efforts to make real the promises of American democracy and, instead, find comfort and safety in the idea that this country belongs only to white people. —Eddie S. Glaude Jr., TIME, 15 Apr. 2024

This privileged-class perspective ranks Rohrwacher’s politics with Sofia and Greta’s petulance. —Armond White, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024

Niamh’s confidence in her power is a relief from the untrained paranormal heroine in need of guidance, and Kit makes petulance unusually charming. —Olivia Waite, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024