petulant
adjectiveHow many syllables in petulant?
There are 3 syllables in the word petulant.How to pronounce petulant:
Definition of petulant:
- petulant (adjective):
- easily irritated or annoyed.
- insolent or rude in speech or behavior
Synonyms for petulant:
bad-tempered
captious
cavilling
choleric
crabbed
crabby
cranky
cross
crotchety
crusty
fault-finding
fiery
fractious
fretful
grouchy
grumpy
huffy
ill-humoured
ill-natured
impatient
irascible
irritable
moody
nettlesome
out of humor
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Antonyms for petulant:
accepting
accessible
accommodating
accomodating
acquiescent
adaptable
affable
affectionate
agreeable
altruistic
amenable
amiable
amicable
anti-war
approachable
balmy
benevolent
benign
biddable
bighearted
blithe
blithesome
bonhomous
bouncy
breezy
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Other 3-syllable words like petulant
Here are some other common words that have 3 syllables, like petulant does.
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- disable
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- recompense
- relocate
- unsurpassed
- appeases
- tinier
- sluggishly
- eleventh
- nebulous
- unwanted
- accomplished
- conferment
- ecstasy
- continue
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