Related Searches
Nearby Words
whiner
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | malcontent |
| Synonyms: | bellyacher, complainer, critic, faultfinder, griper, grumbler, moaner, sissy, softy, whiner, wimp*, wuss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cranky person |
| Synonyms: | bear*, complainer, crab, curmudgeon, grouch, malcontent, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | killjoy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spoilsport |
| Synonyms: | complainer, dampener, doomsdayer, grinch, grouch, moaner, partypooper, pessimist, prophet of doom, stick in the mud, wet blanket, whiner |
| Main Entry: | sourpuss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bellyacher, crab, crank, crosspatch, curmudgeon, faultfinder, griper, growler, grumbler, grump, killjoy, moaner, sorehead, sulker, whiner |
| Main Entry: | bellyacher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complainer |
| Synonyms: | crab, crybaby, faultfinder, fusser, grouch, growler, grumbler, grump, moaner, sniveler, whiner |
| Main Entry: | caviler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critic |
| Synonyms: | carper, caviller, complainer, criticizer, faultfinder, niggler, nitpicker, pettifogger, quibbler, whiner |
| Main Entry: | crab |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bellyacher, complainer, curmudgeon, faultfinder, fusser, growler, grumbler, grump, sourpuss, whiner |
| Main Entry: | griper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bear*, bellyacher, bug*, complainer, crab, crank, crosspatch, curmudgeon, faultfinder, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, kicker, malcontent, moaner, murmurer, mutterer, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grouser |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bear*, bellyacher, bug*, complainer, crab, crank, crosspatch, curmudgeon, faultfinder, griper, growler, grumbler, grump, kicker, malcontent, moaner, murmurer, mutterer, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
