Synonyms of croak

croak 1 of 2

verb

ˈkrōk 

1

as in to complain

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

the cranky patient was always croaking to the nurses about something

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complain
• scream
• whine
• mutter
• moan
• growl
• squawk
• grumble
• murmur
• squeal
• bitch
• kick
• cry
• whimper
• worry
• wail
• holler
• inveigh
• bellyache
• kvetch
• yowl
• beef
• grouse
• nag
• caterwaul
• carp
• bleat
• yammer
• repine
• yawp
• crab
• keen
• whinge
• gripe
• kick up a stink
• grizzle
• kick up a fuss
• yaup
• protest
• grouch
• grump
• maunder
• sob
• fuss
• object (to)
• quarrel (with)
• stew
• cavil
• quibble
• lament
• blubber
• fret
• bewail
• deplore
• bemoan

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoice
• delight
• accept
• endure
• tolerate
• take
• bear
• crow
• cheer
• countenance
• applaud
• commend

2

as in to die

slang to stop living

I wouldn't go around saying your great-grandmother "croaked"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• perish
• fall
• succumb
• disappear
• depart
• pass (on)
• demise
• exit
• expire
• end
• buy it
• go
• check out
• fade
• pass away
• step out
• drop
• kick in
• decease
• snuff it
• kick off
• buy the farm
• peg out
• part
• pop off
• flatline
• bite the dust
• kick the bucket
• fail
• give up the ghost
• conk (out)
• dry up
• consume
• predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• breathe
• come to
• revive
• be
• exist
• linger
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

3

as in to kill

slang to deprive of life

"I croaked the old bugger," he bragged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kill
• destroy
• slay
• dispatch
• fell
• take
• carry off
• claim
• slaughter
• murder
• assassinate
• do for
• cut down
• do away with
• execute
• finish
• neutralize
• do in
• butcher
• decimate
• whack
• smite
• snuff
• kill off
• get
• mow
• waste
• make away with
• take out
• off
• annihilate
• put away
• scrag
• blot out
• massacre
• terminate
• rub out
• ice
• bump off
• suicide
• knock off
• martyr
• euthanize
• euthanatize
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raise
• restore
• revive
• animate
• resurrect
• resuscitate
• nurture

4

as in to assassinate

slang to put to death deliberately

hooligans had croaked the street corner wino just for the hell of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinate
• murder
• slay
• execute
• kill
• get
• dispatch
• neutralize
• whack
• liquidate
• terminate
• off
• snuff
• take out
• destroy
• slaughter
• put away
• shoot
• ice
• rub out
• bump off
• knock off
• do away with
• do in
• cut down
• fell
• blow away
• smite
• shoot down
• claim
• carry off
• butcher
• blot out
• eliminate
• eradicate
• zap
• mow (down)
• exterminate
• wipe out
• massacre
• annihilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raise
• restore
• revive
• resurrect
• resuscitate
• animate

croak

2 of 2

noun

as in squawk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squawk
• chirp
• squeak
• screech
• squeal
• cackle
• grunt
• cluck
• bark
• caterwaul
• roar
• yowl
• caw
• bray
• crow
• calling
• meow
• trumpet
• quack
• moo
• coo
• howl
• whinny
• yelp
• peep
• bellow
• honk
• bleat
• low
• mew
• yip
• bay
• neigh
• miaow
• blat
• cheep
• yap
• crake
• squall
• hoot
• oink
• twitter
• tu-whit tu-whoo
• cry
• call
• note

Examples of croak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Recorded in Calvin Johnson’s Dub Narcotic Studio with the Beat Happening frontman frequently croaking background vocals, One Foot in the Grave is the culmination of Beck’s years in the anti-folk scene. —Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 June 2024

Where birds and frogs and rodents once chirped and croaked and chittered, the forest is silent, save for the sounds of passing cars. —Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024

Noun

Because the fish can both hear noise and feel vibrations, divers must take care not to, say, bump their speargun on the bottom while listening for croaks. —Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 May 2024

The purrs, croaks, and grunts of fish and crustaceans that live there and the sounds of healthy coral growing can echo through the water. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2024