Synonyms & related words for petulant

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of petulant — including peevish, pettish, irritable, cranky, testy, fractious. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to petulant

Explore words related to petulant — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include petulancy, tetchy, nettlesome, petulance, iracund, irascibly, pouty, tetchiness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for petulant

Common synonyms for petulant include peevish, pettish, irritable, cranky, testy, fractious, huffish, irascible — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does petulant come from?

The word petulant breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pet-, from Latin peto (“seek, rush at”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.