Synonyms for cranky
ˈkræŋ kicranky

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. cranky

   Synonyms:
   crotchety, queer

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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, testy

   Antonyms:
   stable, good-natured

2. cranky, 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, grating

   Antonyms:
   good-natured, stable

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1. • Boat

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1. crankyadjective

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

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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

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1. Katie Ingram:

   '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.

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. 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,'.

5. Lewis Howes:

   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?