Synonyms of crabby

crabby

adjective

ˈkra-bē 

1

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

a crabby old dog who snapped at passersby

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritable
• fiery
• grouchy
• grumpy
• snappish
• peevish
• petulant
• crotchety
• irascible
• testy
• cross
• cranky
• snarky
• snippy
• choleric
• pettish
• waspish
• stuffy
• out of humor
• out of sorts
• short-tempered
• raspy
• passionate
• sensitive
• ratty
• ornery
• cantankerous
• prickly
• quick-tempered
• perverse
• short
• curmudgeonly
• surly
• querulous
• contentious
• disagreeable
• snarly
• snippety
• dyspeptic
• fretful
• belligerent
• bilious
• argumentative
• snappy
• combative
• pugnacious
• bellicose
• quarrelsome
• sulky
• ill-tempered
• tetchy
• sullen
• bearish
• pouty
• fractious
• truculent
• ill-natured
• ill-humored
• off-colored
• scrappy
• huffy
• cross-grained
• disputatious
• off-color
• touchy
• thin-skinned
• hot-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• friendly
• gregarious
• cordial
• outgoing
• affable
• sweet
• sociable
• genial
• amiable
• companionable
• extroverted
• extraverted
• agreeable
• good-natured
• carefree
• easygoing
• patient
• good-tempered
• relaxed
• tolerant
• stoical
• stoic
• well-disposed
• long-suffering
• forbearing
• uncomplaining
• obliging
• understanding
• happy-go-lucky

2

as in restless

given to complaining a lot

a bunch of crabby kids who don't want to do any work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restless
• grouchy
• irritable
• grumpy
• displeased
• querulous
• nervous
• cranky
• dissatisfied
• fussy
• uneasy
• fidgety
• wiggly
• squirmy
• twitchy
• disgruntled
• discontented
• antsy
• fretful
• restive
• ornery
• cantankerous
• snappish
• peevish
• petulant
• irascible
• crotchety
• wriggly
• testy
• worrisome
• cross
• snippy
• choleric
• waspish
• pettish
• short-tempered
• quick-tempered
• perverse
• snappy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• patient
• stoical
• tolerant
• stoic
• long-suffering
• forbearing
• amiable
• uncomplaining
• good-natured
• gracious
• agreeable
• affable
• genial
• good-humored
• complaisant
• good-tempered
• accommodating
• obliging
• well-disposed
• easygoing
• relaxed
• laid-back

Examples of crabby in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In this beloved special, the Peanuts kids are all dressing up and ready for a costume party, but Linus has his own way of celebrating the season, no matter what anyone says (and his famously crabby big sister Lucy certainly has a lot to say about it). —Danny Horn, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023

As the bread course is neatly at the mid-point of the menu, this is a great place to have the most intense flavor strike, which comes from the salty, savory, crabby, and nutty hoisin that perfectly cuts into the soft steamy core of the crab bun. —Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024

Keep your crabby comments and compulsive shopping on the down-low — at least for those 10 days. —Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 20 Oct. 2023

It’s located in the crabby constellation Cancer, and Mars will appear as a brilliant red ruby surrounded by sparkly diamonds. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 May 2023