Synonyms of petulant

petulant

adjective

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritable
• fiery
• peevish
• irascible
• snappish
• grumpy
• grouchy
• crotchety
• waspish
• snarky
• pettish
• crabby
• testy
• choleric
• snippy
• passionate
• raspy
• cross
• cranky
• short-tempered
• querulous
• quick-tempered
• belligerent
• sensitive
• stuffy
• perverse
• snippety
• cantankerous
• ornery
• curmudgeonly
• surly
• prickly
• ratty
• bilious
• snarly
• bellicose
• contentious
• fretful
• pouty
• pugnacious
• short
• dyspeptic
• truculent
• disagreeable
• sulky
• combative
• argumentative
• sullen
• ill-tempered
• out of humor
• snappy
• tetchy
• quarrelsome
• out of sorts
• fractious
• ill-humored
• huffy
• ill-natured
• disputatious
• scrappy
• cross-grained
• off-colored
• bearish
• thin-skinned
• off-color
• touchy
• hot-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• affable
• friendly
• amiable
• cordial
• gregarious
• sweet
• outgoing
• genial
• extroverted
• companionable
• agreeable
• extraverted
• sociable
• carefree
• good-natured
• easygoing
• stoic
• stoical
• good-tempered
• tolerant
• patient
• relaxed
• uncomplaining
• forbearing
• well-disposed
• obliging
• happy-go-lucky
• understanding
• long-suffering

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• affable
• friendly
• amiable
• cordial
• gregarious
• sweet
• outgoing
• genial
• extroverted
• companionable
• agreeable
• extraverted
• sociable
• carefree
• good-natured
• easygoing
• stoic
• stoical
• good-tempered
• tolerant
• patient
• relaxed
• uncomplaining
• forbearing
• well-disposed
• obliging
• happy-go-lucky
• understanding
• long-suffering

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