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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of petulance

His cop-on-the-edge routine — leather jacket, aviator glasses, motorcycle, bottomless petulance — is overcranked, as is the cartoon menace of the criminal underground, which fed into a brief cultural freakout over Japanese dominance. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024

Andrew’s response is more petulance; more younger brother than the adult, aging son of the sovereign. —Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024

Lawsuits take a long time to work their way through the court system, and have uncertain outcomes; in the meantime, Tesla can be badly hurt by Musk’s petulance. —Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 14 June 2024

Buried at the end, on page 36, there is a distinct tone of petulance in the remarks from Catherine Koerner, the associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate. —Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 May 2024