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whiner

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of whiner

1 a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things

don't be a whiner—the hikeʼs not that difficult

Synonyms of whiner

baby, bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, fussbudget, fusser, fusspot, griper, grumbler, kvetch, kvetcher, sniveler

Words Related to whiner

bawler, bleater, moaner, screamer, squawker, wailer, weeper

crab, grump, malcontent

Near Antonyms of whiner

2 an irritable and complaining person

among the hospital staff the patient in 504 had acquired a reputation for being a whiner

Synonyms of whiner

bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, crosspatch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouch, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss

Words Related to whiner

malcontent, sorehead

grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport

defeatist, pessimist

faultfinder, kicker, nagger, nitpicker, objector, quibbler, repiner

crock [slang], hypochondriac

Near Antonyms of whiner

optimist, Pollyanna

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