Synonyms of croaked

croaked

verb

past tense of croak

1

as in complained

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

the cranky patient was always croaking to the nurses about something

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complained
• screamed
• muttered
• whined
• moaned
• growled
• murmured
• grumbled
• whimpered
• squawked
• squealed
• worried
• kicked
• hollered
• wailed
• cried
• groused
• yowled
• bitched
• keened
• grumped
• bleated
• griped
• inveighed
• grizzled
• beefed
• grouched
• nagged
• yammered
• protested
• crabbed
• caterwauled
• carped
• whinged
• bellyached
• kvetched
• fussed
• yawped
• sobbed
• repined
• kicked up a fuss
• maundered
• objected (to)
• blubbered
• stewed
• quarreled (with)
• quibbled
• lamented
• fretted
• bewailed
• caviled
• deplored
• bemoaned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• rejoiced
• accepted
• took
• endured
• bore
• tolerated
• crowed
• cheered
• applauded
• commended
• countenanced

2

as in died

slang to stop living

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• died
• fell
• perished
• succumbed
• departed
• disappeared
• ended
• deceased
• expired
• exited
• passed (on)
• went
• demised
• faded
• parted
• passed away
• dropped
• checked out
• bought it
• stepped out
• kicked in
• kicked off
• snuffed it
• flatlined
• pegged out
• popped off
• conked (out)
• gave up the ghost
• kicked the bucket
• failed
• bit the dust
• predeceased
• consumed
• dried up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathed
• lived
• came to
• revived
• lingered
• was
• existed
• flourished
• prospered
• subsisted
• thrived

3

as in killed

slang to deprive of life

"I croaked the old bugger," he bragged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killed
• destroyed
• dispatched
• claimed
• murdered
• felled
• took
• slew
• carried off
• slaughtered
• assassinated
• did for
• did in
• snuffed
• whacked
• finished
• wasted
• made away with
• butchered
• decimated
• neutralized
• did away with
• annihilated
• cut down
• executed
• massacred
• offed
• smote
• martyred
• got
• killed off
• rubbed out
• terminated
• put away
• knocked off
• iced
• blotted out
• mowed
• took out
• scragged
• bumped off
• euthanized
• put down
• suicided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animated
• restored
• revived
• raised
• resurrected
• resuscitated
• nurtured

4

as in assassinated

slang to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinated
• murdered
• executed
• killed
• whacked
• dispatched
• got
• snuffed
• neutralized
• destroyed
• liquidated
• terminated
• offed
• slaughtered
• slew
• put away
• knocked off
• iced
• took out
• bumped off
• rubbed out
• did in
• did away with
• claimed
• felled
• smote
• cut down
• butchered
• eliminated
• shot down
• shot
• carried off
• massacred
• eradicated
• blotted out
• annihilated
• exterminated
• zapped
• wiped out
• blew away
• mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• revived
• raised
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of croaked

Depp, in character, croaked at the large crowd assembled on the street. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026