POUTY Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

pouty

adjective

ˈpau̇-tē

Definition of pouty

as in pouting

given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match

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Recent Examples of pouty While Jolie-Pitt's cameo in the teaser was only a few seconds long, her pouty lip and bright blue eyes unmistakably bore a striking resemblance to Jolie's. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026 Take Lily-Rose Depp and Vanessa Paradis for example, who both embrace their French women chicness with pouty lips and smoky eyes. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2025 Vergara ended the Instagram carousel with a closeup photo of herself holding up Amore, who appeared to have a pouty look while wearing both the red hood with fur on top and red Christmas bow collar. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025 Chanelling Miss Sara Bellum from the Powerpuff Girls, her secretarial deep burgundy ringlets were cut into pouty bangs that almost totally concealed her eyes. — Essence, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pouty

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irritable

Adjective

The symptoms are so delayed that people often blame them on food poisoning, irritable-bowel syndrome, gluten intolerance.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

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