Hostility
Petulance
Petulance noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: I do not appreciate your petulance and eagerness to argue
Hostility and petulance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hostility" instead a noun "Petulance".
Nearby Words: petulant, petulantly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- anger and hostility
- anger and petulance
- ire and hostility
- ire and petulance
- resentment and hostility
- resentment and petulance
- wrath and hostility
- wrath and petulance
- animosity and hostility
- animosity and petulance
- bitterness and hostility
- bitterness and petulance
- antagonism and hostility
- antagonism and petulance
How words are described
| constant | constant hostility | constant petulance |
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Petulance and Hostility. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostility/petulance
Hostility & Petulance. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostility/petulance>.
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