Synonyms of crabs

crabs 1 of 2

noun

plural of crab

as in bears

an irritable and complaining person

you're always such a crab in the morning!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bears
• complainers
• mutterers
• hunks
• cranks
• croakers
• growlers
• grousers
• curmudgeons
• murmurers
• sourpusses
• grumps
• kickers
• whiners
• grumblers
• grouches
• bellyachers
• fussers
• gripers
• crosspatches
• soreheads
• party poopers
• crocks
• spoilsports
• defeatists
• killjoys
• naggers
• malcontents
• hypochondriacs
• pessimists
• faultfinders
• grinches
• nitpickers
• quibblers
• repiners
• objectors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• optimists
• Pollyannas
• happy campers

crabs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crab

1

as in complains

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

their two-year-old whined and crabbed for the whole car trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complains
• screams
• moans
• whines
• bitches
• growls
• mutters
• kicks
• carps
• grouses
• worries
• hollers
• grumbles
• beefs
• squeals
• repines
• nags
• cries
• whimpers
• murmurs
• squawks
• gripes
• bellyaches
• grizzles
• keens
• yowls
• grouches
• wails
• bleats
• maunders
• croaks
• inveighs
• caterwauls
• yammers
• kvetches
• objects (to)
• grumps
• protests
• kicks up a fuss
• yawps
• whinges
• quarrels (with)
• fusses
• stews
• blubbers
• sobs
• quibbles
• frets
• laments
• cavils
• bewails
• bemoans
• deplores

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delights
• bears
• rejoices
• crows
• takes
• accepts
• endures
• tolerates
• cheers
• applauds
• commends
• countenances

2

as in damages

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damages
• mars
• injures
• hurts
• cripples
• compromises
• spoils
• harms
• weakens
• flaws
• breaks
• bloodies
• crosses (up)
• erodes
• blemishes
• wounds
• impairs
• destroys
• disfigures
• ruins
• defaces
• batters
• vitiates
• washes out
• undermines
• endamages
• wrecks
• deteriorates
• wears (away)
• queers
• enfeebles
• lacerates
• tortures
• shatters
• dents
• enervates
• blights
• scours
• dings
• crushes
• smashes
• torments
• demolishes
• wipes out
• lames
• wastes
• maims
• scourges
• tarnishes
• tears down
• gums (up)
• dashes
• mutilates
• hamstrings
• desolates
• dints
• pulverizes
• totals
• disables
• devastates
• bashes
• botches
• bangs up
• decimates
• clobbers
• annihilates
• razes
• mangles
• does in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• doctors
• patches
• fixes
• rebuilds
• cures
• heals
• reconstructs
• mends
• remedies
• renovates
• helps
• reconditions
• revamps
• rehabilitates
• rectifies
• edits
• remodels
• improves
• revises
• enhances
• perfects
• enriches
• betters
• refines
• ameliorates
• meliorates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crabs

Noun

Past visitors include different types of tuna that have delighted sport fishers, and open-ocean red crabs that can change the poop color of birds that feast on them. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Tiny creatures like crabs and ants traveled huge distances, encountering all sorts of dangers—driven by the instinct to lay eggs and reproduce at any cost. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Earlier this year, more than a hundred thousand bots joined a social network, Moltbook, and, within seventy-two hours, created a religion called Crustafarianism, which came to involve the worship of crabs. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Today, its mangroves buffer Odisha’s vulnerable coastline against frequent cyclones and provide breeding grounds for fish, prawns, and crabs that sustain thousands of fisher families. — Kalpana Sunder, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Zago now pulls up cages full of crabs from his traditional fishing cabin built on stilts over the Scardovari lagoon in the Veneto region. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Zebra sharks tend to rest on reef floors, regulating bottom-dwelling prey such as snails, clams, crabs, shrimp and small fish, an important part of maintaining thriving ecosystems. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Travel + Leisure also spotted Pismo Beach’s plethora of tide pools, where beachcombers can find sea stars, crabs, anemones and more when the tide is low. — Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Rather than import a brand-new predator to deal with the crabs, the team is topping up a species that already belongs in Mediterranean waters. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026