intermediate Level

Petulant

(Of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

✓ Synonyms

Peevishbad-temperedquerulousfretful

✗ Antonyms

Good-humoredaffable

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This word appears in intermediate set 7

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About "Petulant"

Petulant is a vocabulary word commonly tested on the SAT. Understanding this word and its synonyms (Peevish, bad-tempered) can help you answer Reading and Writing questions more accurately. The opposite meaning (antonyms) includes words like Good-humored and affable..

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