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

How to handle it A lot of Virgo’s crankiness can be soothed with helping them get organized and practice self-compassion. — Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026

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