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Synonyms for cranky
ˈkræŋ kicranky
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Princeton's WordNet
crank, cranky, tender, tippyadjective
(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, testyAntonyms:
stable, good-naturedcranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techyadjective
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, gratingAntonyms:
good-natured, stable
Matched Categories
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
crankyadjective
Synonyms:
crotchety, capricious, unreasonable, cantankerous, cross, perverse, cross-grained, contumacious unsteady
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Cranky":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3079 | raw | |
#3359 | warm | |
#3826 | sensitive | |
#5548 | rough | |
#6740 | tender | |
#9416 | annoying | |
#12984 | fond | |
#12985 | sore | |
#14638 | queer | |
#16647 | crank | |
#21074 | teasing | |
#21612 | uneven | |
#22085 | eccentric | |
#23129 | abrasive | |
#23970 | irritating | |
#26620 | irritable | |
#27763 | refractory | |
#28023 | grating | |
#30182 | cranky | |
#30373 | grumpy | |
#32023 | affectionate | |
#34818 | pesky | |
#35563 | edgy | |
#46948 | bothersome | |
#51084 | spotty | |
#59577 | scratchy | |
#65060 | crabby | |
#66650 | grouchy | |
#68434 | gravelly | |
#70249 | recalcitrant | |
#70924 | techy | |
#72009 | excitable | |
#72642 | jittery | |
#74028 | jumpy | |
#74214 | testy | |
#78530 | vexing | |
#89995 | vexatious | |
#90718 | tippy | |
#96709 | raspy | |
#100787 | skittish | |
#101981 | galling | |
#103649 | petulant | |
#108040 | pestering | |
#111963 | fractious | |
#112226 | peevish | |
#147394 | rasping | |
#185350 | crotchety | |
#287350 | peckish | |
#323849 | tetchy |
How to use cranky in a sentence?
'Cranky' is really the best word for it, i take a lot of medication for it, and that makes me sleepy. And I can't do a lot of the things that I like to do outside, so that makes me cranky. ... The wheezing part of it makes me feel tired.
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.
Staying physically in shape helps with mental capacity and allows me to make better decisions, if I wasn’t taking care of my physical health, I’d be slower, I’d need more caffeine, and I’d be more cranky toward employees or teammates. Who cares if our business is thriving if we’re 300 pounds overweight or we have a heart attack at 35?
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.
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,'.
Translations for cranky
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- غريب الأطوارArabic
- ексцентричен, нестабилен, разклатен, капризенBulgarian
- gnavenDanish
- launisch, gereiztGerman
- irritable, mañoso, mal, genioSpanish
- erikoinen, äreä, outo, ärtyisä, originelli, vinksahtanutFinnish
- cantalachIrish
- 気難しいJapanese
- 까다로운Korean
- opvliegend, driftigDutch
- раздражительныйRussian
- hiròvit, ćùdljivSerbo-Croatian
- knäpp, excentrisk, tokigSwedish
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