Synonyms of croaks

croaks 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of croak

1

as in complains

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

the cranky patient was always croaking to the nurses about something

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complains
• screams
• whines
• moans
• mutters
• growls
• grumbles
• squawks
• whimpers
• murmurs
• squeals
• cries
• kicks
• hollers
• wails
• yowls
• grouses
• worries
• bleats
• inveighs
• nags
• caterwauls
• yammers
• bitches
• keens
• gripes
• whinges
• beefs
• carps
• kvetches
• crabs
• bellyaches
• grizzles
• fusses
• yawps
• repines
• grouches
• protests
• grumps
• kicks up a fuss
• maunders
• sobs
• objects (to)
• quarrels (with)
• blubbers
• laments
• bewails
• quibbles
• frets
• bemoans
• stews
• deplores
• cavils

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoices
• delights
• accepts
• takes
• endures
• tolerates
• bears
• crows
• cheers
• applauds
• commends
• countenances

2

as in dies

slang to stop living

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dies
• falls
• perishes
• succumbs
• departs
• disappears
• exits
• expires
• ends
• goes
• passes (on)
• fades
• buys it
• parts
• drops
• checks out
• passes away
• kicks off
• flatlines
• steps out
• kicks in
• snuffs it
• pops off
• fails
• demises
• pegs out
• deceases
• conks (out)
• kicks the bucket
• bites the dust
• gives up the ghost
• predeceases
• consumes
• dries up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathes
• lives
• comes to
• lingers
• exists
• revives
• is
• thrives
• flourishes
• subsists
• prospers

3

as in kills

slang to deprive of life

"I croaked the old bugger," he bragged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kills
• destroys
• slays
• dispatches
• takes
• claims
• slaughters
• carries off
• murders
• fells
• assassinates
• does for
• does in
• does away with
• whacks
• snuffs
• finishes
• wastes
• executes
• cuts down
• smites
• makes away with
• decimates
• neutralizes
• gets
• annihilates
• mows
• terminates
• rubs out
• knocks off
• kills off
• offs
• takes out
• butchers
• scrags
• ices
• blots out
• puts away
• bumps off
• massacres
• martyrs
• euthanizes
• puts down
• suicides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animates
• raises
• restores
• revives
• resurrects
• resuscitates
• nurtures

4

as in assassinates

slang to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinates
• murders
• slays
• executes
• gets
• kills
• whacks
• liquidates
• dispatches
• terminates
• snuffs
• neutralizes
• destroys
• slaughters
• offs
• rubs out
• knocks off
• shoots
• takes out
• ices
• does in
• puts away
• does away with
• bumps off
• smites
• claims
• zaps
• cuts down
• blows away
• shoots down
• eliminates
• eradicates
• carries off
• exterminates
• blots out
• annihilates
• fells
• mows (down)
• wipes out
• butchers
• massacres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raises
• restores
• revives
• animates
• resurrects
• resuscitates

croaks

2 of 2

noun

plural of croak

as in chirps

Related Words

• chirps
• screeches
• cackles
• squawks
• squeaks
• squeals
• brays
• yowls
• roars
• clucks
• barks
• grunts
• whinnies
• caterwauls
• cheeps
• bleats
• bellows
• yelps
• caws
• coos
• meows
• blats
• trumpets
• howls
• honks
• oinks
• moos
• crows
• yaps
• quacks
• neighs
• yips
• mews
• bays
• crakes
• peeps
• twitters
• hoots
• lows
• squalls
• callings
• tu-whit tu-whoos
• cries
• calls
• notes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of croaks

Verb

Males also begin their chorus of throaty croaks in hopes of attracting a willing mate. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026

Participants will be trained to learn the chirps and croaks of various local frog and toad species, then commit to going out to a particular piece of the watershed near their homes a couple of nights per month to listen for the frogs and toads and record their absence or presence. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026