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crank

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of crank

1 a person of odd or whimsical habits
  • She's a bit of a crank, but still a good-hearted person.
Synonyms of crank

character, codger, crack, crackbrain, crackpot, eccentric, flake, kook, nut, oddball, oddity, screwball, weirdo, zany
Words Related to crank

bohemian, maverick, nonconformist, quixote

coot, geezer

curio, rarity

freak
Phrases Synonymous with crank

odd duck, piece of work
Near Antonyms of crank

conformer, conformist, follower, sheep
2 an irritable and complaining person
  • He's always a crank until he has his morning coffee.
Synonyms of crank

bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouch, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner
Words Related to crank

malcontent, sorehead

grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport

defeatist, pessimist

faultfinder, kicker, nagger, nitpicker, objector, quibbler, repiner

hypochondriac
Near Antonyms of crank

optimist, Pollyanna

happy camper
3 a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
  • His endless and unpredictable cranks made spending time with him exhausting.
Synonyms of crank

bee, caprice, fancy, freak, humor, kink, megrims, notion, vagary, vagrancy, whim, whimsy (also whimsey)
Words Related to crank

capriciousness, fancifulness, fantasy (also phantasy), freakishness, impetuosity, whimsicality

conceit

concept, conception, image, impression, mind's eye, picture, thought

brainstorm, inspiration
Phrases Synonymous with crank

bee in one's bonnet

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