WHINERS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

whiners

noun

plural of whiner

as in complainers

a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things don't be a whiner—the hike's not that difficult

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happy campers

as in crabs

an irritable and complaining person among the hospital staff the patient in 504 had acquired a reputation for being a whiner

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Recent Examples of whiners There are no bigger whiners in the league than LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton, who have in their minds never committed a foul and are always fouled with no call on any possession. — Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026 Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Patriotic Team USA wins gold as anti-America whiners flop. — FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?

— Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Definition of complainers

Noun

During the 2015-16 season, for instance, Dungeness crabs off the coast of California were infected by a harmful algal bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, which causes domoic acid poisoning in crabs, fish, birds and marine mammals.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
The broader climate conditions also shifted in the crabs’ favor.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of crabs

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Now in the spotlight, the case has stoked outrage and concern in China especially after a tightening of rules in the wake of another scandal – the revelation in 2018 that babies had been born from embryos gene-edited by Chinese scientist He Jiankui.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Women in their 20s and 30s are still having the most babies, but the birth rate for women in their 40s has increased significantly.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 July 2026

Definition of babies

Noun

According to wildlife officials, bears are known to cache and defend food sources this time of year and noted reports that at least one moose had recently been killed nearby.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
The restrictions are important because clarity disappears quickly when the price advertised online bears little resemblance to the final bill.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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