Petulance
Petulance noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: I do not appreciate your petulance and eagerness to argue
Surliness and petulance are semantically related in sullenness topic. In some cases you can use "Surliness" instead a noun "Petulance".
Nearby Words: petulant, petulantly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- temper and petulance
- temper and surliness
- irritation and petulance
- irritation and surliness
- resentment and petulance
- resentment and surliness
- irritability and petulance
- irritability and surliness
- testiness and petulance
- testiness and surliness
- peevishness and petulance
- peevishness and surliness
- irascibility and petulance
- irascibility and surliness
Cite this Source
Surliness and Petulance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/petulance/surliness
Petulance & Surliness. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/petulance/surliness>.
Surliness or Petulance. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/petulance/surliness.
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