Synonyms of cranks

cranks 1 of 2

noun

plural of crank

1

as in eccentrics

a person of odd or whimsical habits

she's a bit of a crank, but still a good-hearted person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eccentrics
• nuts
• originals
• crackpots
• kooks
• characters
• screwballs
• flakes
• oddballs
• mavericks
• weirdos
• nutters
• codgers
• zanies
• bohemians
• fruitcakes
• freaks
• rarities
• nutcases
• pieces of work
• cracks
• oddities
• head cases
• odd ducks
• quizzes
• crackbrains
• nonconformists
• geezers
• coots
• quixotes
• curios
• fantasts
• fantasticoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• followers
• conformists
• conformers

2

as in crabs

an irritable and complaining person

he's always a crank until he has his morning coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• optimists
• Pollyannas
• happy campers

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as in whims

a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action

his endless and unpredictable cranks made spending time with him exhausting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whims
• notions
• bees
• caprices
• maggots
• whimsies
• vagaries
• megrims
• thoughts
• pictures
• whimseys
• freaks
• fancies
• kinks
• fantasies
• humors
• vagrancies
• bees in one's bonnet
• whimsicalities
• phantasies
• impressions
• images
• concepts
• impetuosities
• conceits
• conceptions
• inspirations
• brainstorms
• mind's eyes

cranks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of crank

as in coils

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coils
• winds
• reels
• screws
• twiddles
• circulates
• pivots
• wheels
• spins
• swivels
• rotates
• unscrews
• swirls
• revolves
• twirls
• turns
• whirls
• swings
• twists
• rolls