Aggressive
Aggressive adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Usage example: a kindergarten teacher who discourages aggressive behavior, like pushing, by rewarding those children who wait their turn
Petulant and aggressive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petulant" instead an adjective "Aggressive".
Petulant
Petulant adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Aggressive and petulant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aggressive" instead an adjective "Petulant".
Nearby Words: petulance, petulantly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and aggressive
- irritable and petulant
- hostile and aggressive
- hostile and petulant
- irascible and aggressive
- irascible and petulant
- quarrelsome and aggressive
- quarrelsome and petulant
- belligerent and aggressive
- belligerent and petulant
- hot-tempered and aggressive
- hot-tempered and petulant
- combative and aggressive
- combative and petulant
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