Choose the most appropriate antonym of the following word:
PETULANCE
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Forbearance
Petulance means childish bad temper and impatience, especially over small matters. Its antonym is forbearance.
Example: He threw down the pen in a fit of petulance.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Forbearance (answer) | patient self-control, the quality of staying calm and tolerant when one has reason to be annoyed (calm patience is the opposite of childish impatience) | The teacher showed great forbearance with the noisy class. |
| (2) Resentment | bitterness at being treated unfairly (it is close in feeling to petulance, not opposite) | He felt deep resentment at being left out of the team. |
| (3) Obstinacy | stubbornness, refusing to change one's opinion (it is not the opposite of bad temper) | His obstinacy made any discussion difficult. |
| (4) Felicitousness | being well suited or well chosen, as of a word or remark (it says nothing about temper) | The felicitousness of her speech pleased the audience. |
| Synonyms of petulance: irritability, peevishness, sulkiness, fretfulness Antonyms of petulance: forbearance, patience, good humour, equanimity Also asked in CUET (UG): obstinacy – 20-05-2026 Slot 2 |