Select the word closest in meaning to the word: Petulant
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Irritable
Petulant means bad-tempered and sulky in a childish way, easily annoyed when one does not get what one wants. Its synonym is irritable.
Example: The petulant child threw his toys when he was told to stop playing.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Placid | calm and not easily upset (the opposite of petulant) | Our placid old cow never kicks anyone. |
| (2) Patient | able to wait or bear trouble without getting annoyed (again the opposite of petulant) | The teacher was patient with the slow learners. |
| (3) Irritable (answer) | easily annoyed or made angry (a petulant person is quick to take offence and sulk) | He gets irritable when he has not slept well. |
| (4) Insignificant | unimportant (it has nothing to do with temper) | The error was too insignificant to change the result. |
| Synonyms of petulant: irritable, peevish, sulky, cranky Antonyms of petulant: placid, patient, good-humoured, easy-going Also asked in CUET (UG): petulant – 03-06-2025 Slot 1 placid – 11-06-2023 Slot 3, 05-06-2023 Slot 3 irritable – 02-06-2025 Slot 1, 22-05-2025 Slot 2 |