Synonyms of crankiness

crankiness

noun

as in irritability

readiness to show annoyance or impatience

overtired children are often prone to crankiness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritability
• irritableness
• aggression
• grumpiness
• grouchiness
• sensitivity
• anger
• peevishness
• crossness
• aggressiveness
• testiness
• hostility
• petulance
• irascibility
• indignation
• perversity
• biliousness
• exasperation
• perverseness
• wrath
• choler
• huffiness
• rage
• pettishness
• rudeness
• crotchetiness
• waspishness
• fury
• fretfulness
• sulkiness
• surliness
• orneriness
• combativeness
• disagreeableness
• cantankerousness
• fight
• irascibleness
• belligerence
• contentiousness
• crustiness
• dyspepsia
• pugnacity
• contrariness
• bellicosity
• fussiness
• truculence
• feistiness
• pugnaciousness
• querulousness
• belligerency
• animosity
• touchiness
• antagonism
• scrappiness
• curmudgeonliness
• quarrelsomeness
• jaundice
• supersensitivity
• unfriendliness
• rancor
• passion
• antipathy
• disputatiousness
• truculency
• fierceness
• spleen
• oversensitiveness
• hot-bloodedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tolerance
• understanding
• patience
• forbearance
• long-suffering
• sociability
• friendliness
• geniality
• affability
• cordiality
• agreeableness
• amicability
• amiability
• coolness
• amiableness
• amenity
• serenity
• tranquility
• gentleness
• good-naturedness
• mildness
• kindliness
• good-humoredness
• good-temperedness
• easygoingness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crankiness

Bumping into someone wasn’t met with frustration, but with a grin and a comment about the Knicks, as if the entire city had agreed to give each other a pass from the stereotypical crankiness for one single night. —Antonio Ferme, Variety, 14 June 2026

Poor sleep leads to more than just crankiness A cranky kid after a bad night’s sleep is bad enough. —Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026

And remember, most Californians are running on an hour less sleep today, so drive a little slower and blame your crankiness on the time change. —Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026

The most common symptoms of teething include drooling, putting fingers or fists in their mouth, swollen or puffy gums, difficulty sleeping, crankiness and fussiness, per the institution. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025

At one point, her crankiness about being underappreciated for her domestic efforts is blamed, without irony, on her period. —Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025