What is another word for cranky?
331 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ kɹˈaŋki], [ kɹˈaŋki], [ k_ɹ_ˈa_ŋ_k_i]Table of Contents
Similar words for cranky:- acrimonious (adjective)
- cantankerous (adjective)
- crabbed (adjective)
- crabby (adjective)
- crabby/crabbed (adjective)
- cross (adjective)
- crotchety (adjective)
- crusty (adjective)
- disgruntled (adjective)
- excitable (adjective)
- fretful (adjective)
- hot-tempered (adjective)
- ill-tempered (adjective)
- in bad mood (adjective)
- irascible (adjective)
- irritable (adjective)
- kooky (adjective)
- morose (adjective)
- ornery (adjective)
- peevish (adjective)
- peppery (adjective)
- petulant (adjective)
- plaintive (adjective)
- quick-tempered (adjective)
- short-tempered (adjective)
- sickly (adjective)
- testy (adjective)
- touchy (adjective)
- crank (noun)
- cranky (noun)
- cross (noun)
- other synonyms
Synonyms for Cranky:
adj.
•acrimonious (adjective) •cantankerous (adjective)- most ill humored,
- ill-humored,
- most illhumored,
- dis-agreeable,
- illhumored,
- more bearish,
- more vinegarish,
- huffy,
- most ill-humored,
- most vinegary,
- irritable,
- more ill humored,
- ill humored,
- most vinegarish,
- more vinegary,
- obstinate,
- most bearish,
- more illhumored,
- morose,
- illnatured,
- dis agreeable,
- more ill-humored,
- badtempered,
- ill natured.
- nastytempered,
- mis-anthropic,
- more nasty tempered,
- more nastytempered,
- most nasty tempered,
- most nastytempered,
- mis anthropic,
- nasty tempered,
- most nasty-tempered,
- un-sociable,
- illtempered,
- more nasty-tempered.
- ill tempered,
- faultfinding,
- more vexed,
- most pettish,
- most caviling,
- most vexed,
- out humor,
- more pettish,
- more caviling.
- bad tempered,
- un-gratified,
- most grousing,
- more malcontented,
- dis-appointed,
- dis-pleased,
- more kicking,
- dis-content,
- dis satisfied,
- most malcontented,
- dis pleased,
- most kvetching,
- more kvetching,
- un-content,
- most griping,
- uncontent,
- more uncontent,
- most kicking,
- more crabbing,
- more grousing,
- un content,
- most crabbing,
- dis content,
- most ungratified,
- dis-satisfied,
- more griping,
- most bellyaching,
- most discontented,
- more bellyaching,
- most uncontent,
- dis-contented,
- dis contented,
- dis appointed,
- more ungratified,
- un gratified.
- edgy,
- fiery,
- nervous,
- volatile,
- sensitive,
- excitable,
- passionate,
- reckless,
- explosive,
- impulsive,
- brittle,
- fragile,
- combustible,
- emotional,
- volcanic,
- high-strung,
- rash,
- tempestuous,
- ardent,
- stormy.
- like a bear,
- choleric,
- ratty,
- out of sorts,
- snappish,
- bad-humored,
- got up on wrong side of bed,
- ornery,
- cussed.
- churlish,
- sour,
- prickly,
- spiteful,
- surly,
- petty,
- bellicose,
- bitter,
- caustic,
- bitchy,
- tart,
- acerbic,
- acid.
- un common,
- un conventional,
- un commonest,
- un-common,
- un-commoner,
- un commoner,
- off wall,
- offcenter,
- out left field,
- un-natural,
- un-conventional,
- freakest,
- off center.
- singing blues,
- down dumps,
- down the mouth,
- more moping,
- having blahs,
- more perversive,
- most perversive,
- down the dumps,
- down mouth.
- more fretting,
- fault finding,
- most cussed,
- more whining,
- most fretting,
- more out of sorts,
- most out of sorts,
- most out-of-sorts,
- most growling,
- Fretting,
- more growling,
- more out-of-sorts,
- more cussed,
- most whining.
- more sharp-tempered,
- sharp tempered,
- most sharp-tempered,
- most sharp tempered,
- more sharp tempered,
- more sharptempered,
- sharptempered,
- most sharptempered.
- more beefing,
- most wailing,
- grief stricken,
- most saddening,
- more wailing,
- most beefing,
- more saddening.
- shortfused,
- more short fused,
- more short-fused,
- most peckish,
- most short fused,
- most shortfused,
- more peckish,
- short tempered,
- most short-fused,
- shorttempered,
- hot blooded,
- more shortfused.
- bundle nerves,
- more oversensitive,
- un-safest,
- hyper sensitive,
- un predictable,
- most oversensitive,
- pre carious,
- un safer,
- over-sensitive,
- most hypersensitive,
- un safest,
- more perturbable,
- un-safe,
- wired up,
- un-predictable,
- most perturbable,
- un-safer,
- hyper-sensitive,
- un safe,
- more hypersensitive,
- pre-carious,
- over sensitive,
- oversensitive.
n.
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- moody,
- temperamental.
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- automatically,
- attitude,
- snappy,
- clockwork,
- nasty,
- automatic,
- disagreeable,
- cordless,
- built,
- ugly,
- clever,
- mean,
- broken,
- auxiliary,
- analog,
- clean.
- ill-natured,
- tippy,
- tender,
- techy,
- fractious,
- nettlesome,
- unstable,
- tetchy.
Other synonyms:
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- grumpy,
- outlandish,
- newborn,
- peculiar,
- perverse,
- idiosyncratic,
- freakish,
- fretful,
- grouchy,
- waspish,
- querulous,
- bizarre,
- eccentric.
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- quaint.
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nervous.
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Antonyms for Cranky:
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Other antonyms:
customary, long-suffering, complaisant, frequent, unneurotic, handy, usual, everyday, clear, standard, average, accommodating, gregarious, happy-go-lucky, easygoing, balanced, useful, friendly, sociable, unremarkable, functional, commonplace, ordinary, reasonable, habitual, cordial, predictable, wonted, rational, forbearing, garden, tolerant, good-humored, conventional, practical, understanding, regular, judicious, common, conservative, companionable, conformist, routine, stoic, expected, relaxed, well-adjusted, serviceable, prosaic, stable, sound, workaday, extroverted, uncomplaining, typical, obliging, practicable, unexceptional, run-of-the-mill, carefree, laid-back, outgoing, wise, healthy, sensible, patient.
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Homophones for Cranky:
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