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Synonyms & Antonyms of crab
(Entry 1 of 2)
- you're always such a crab in the morning!
Synonyms for crab
- bear,
- bellyacher,
- complainer,
- crank,
- croaker,
- crosspatch,
- curmudgeon,
- fusser,
- griper,
- grouch,
- grouser,
- growler,
- grumbler,
- grump,
- murmurer,
- mutterer,
- sourpuss,
- whiner
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of crab (Entry 2 of 2)
- their two-year-old whined and crabbed for the whole car trip
Synonyms for crab
- beef,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- caterwaul,
- complain,
- croak,
- fuss,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- inveigh,
- keen,
- kick,
- kvetch,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- moan,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- wail,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup),
- yowl
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Antonyms for crab
- crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding
Synonyms for crab
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Antonyms for crab
- doctor,
- fix,
- mend,
- patch,
- rebuild,
- recondition,
- reconstruct,
- renovate,
- repair,
- revamp
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“Crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crab. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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