Synonyms of perversity

perversity

noun

as in irritability

readiness to show annoyance or impatience

a certain coworker's habitual perversity makes him unpleasant to be around

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perversity

The movie is essentially an old-fashioned story of one lad’s sentimental education, spiced up with NSFW perversity. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

This week, at the men’s Summer 2027 Saint Laurent show in Paris, creative director Anthony Vaccarello showed a collection of quiet perversity disrupted by a starling pair of foot-baring shoes. — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

From top to bottom, this administration embodies the perversity, ignorance and belligerence of its leader. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026

His shrieking reactions to his wife’s savagery throw into relief his good nature and her perversity. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026

For me, there’s always the perversity of getting on a trendy bandwagon and just liking it for the irony. — Marc Malkin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025

Here, Henkel leans into the inherent perversity that lingered in the sequels but has rarely been effectively employed since Hooper’s original. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025

The perversity of government stakes in private companies is made even clearer by other Washington antics. — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Actions matter, not words that, in their perversity, made matters worse. — Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025