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 Sentences

Recent Examples of petulance

The synths sound terrible now, and the petulance is creeping in, which does him no favors. —Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024

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