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petulance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of petulance

readiness to show annoyance or impatience

I do not appreciate your petulance and eagerness to argue.

Synonyms of petulance

crankiness, crossness, crotchetiness, grouchiness, grumpiness, huffiness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, irritableness, peevishness, perverseness, perversity, pettishness, testiness, waspishness

Words Related to petulance

cantankerousness, crustiness, curmudgeonliness, disagreeableness, dyspepsia, fretfulness, orneriness, sulkiness, surliness

aggression, aggressiveness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, contrariness, disputatiousness, feistiness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, scrappiness, truculence, truculency

fussiness, querulousness, rudeness

oversensitiveness, sensitivity, touchiness

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, fierceness, hostility, jaundice, rancor, unfriendliness

anger, exasperation, fury, indignation, wrath

hot-bloodedness, passion

Near Antonyms of petulance

forbearance, long-suffering, patience, tolerance, understanding

affability, agreeableness, amenity, amicability, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, sociability

amiability, amiableness, good-humoredness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness

coolness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

easygoingness, gentleness, kindliness, mildness

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