Synonyms for cranky
ˈkræŋ ki

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. crank, cranky, tender, tippy(adj)

   (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

   Synonyms:
   untoughened, pettish, crank, peckish, petulant, tender, sensitive, fond, peevish, tetchy, irritable, warm, raw, fractious, nettlesome, scratchy, techy, tippy, sore, affectionate, lovesome, testy

   Antonyms:
   stable, good-natured

2. cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy(adj)

   easily irritated or annoyed

   "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

   Synonyms:
   irritating, rough, tender, bothersome, galling, gravelly, crank, pesky, scratchy, pettish, pestiferous, pestering, abrasive, uneven, vexing, petulant, irritable, excitable, plaguey, refractory, teasing, tippy, peevish, rasping, recalcitrant, nettlesome, fractious, plaguy, tetchy, testy, spotty, techy, vexatious, raspy, peckish, annoying, grating

   Antonyms:
   good-natured, stable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. cranky

   Synonyms:
   crotchety, queer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. cranky(a)

   Synonyms:
   crotchety, capricious, unreasonable, cantankerous, cross, perverse, cross-grained, contumacious unsteady

PPDB, the paraphrase database(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "cranky":

   grumpy, grouchy, crabby, high-strung, eccentric, jittery, jumpy, edgy, skittish

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1. List of known nicknames for "Cranky":

   cranky

How to pronounce cranky?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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How to use cranky in a sentence?

1. Joe Taravella:

   I would try and put their behaviors into words like saying, 'I see that you've been more cranky lately or more upset, I'm wondering if something's going on, if you feel upset about something,'.

2. Meir Kryger:

   Just imagine you don't sleep enough and you're cranky, who's going to want to be around you ? Another part of it is being cognitively sharp.

3. Howard Dean:

   The strategy is get your point across, never make more than one or two big points, and don't snipe at somebody without thinking it through because you don't want to look cranky.

4. Anuj Somany:

   A person who has many people in own social circle and remains often happy with them, is either Cranky or Crafty.

5. Melissa Soesmann of Leonia:

   It’s horrific, and it’s all the time, they will see that you are trying to get out, but they won’t let you. People are cranky; it’s the morning. By the time they are up here, who knows how long they have been sitting in traffic.

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