WHINY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

whiny

adjective

variants also whiney

Definition of whiny

as in whining

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Recent Examples of whiny The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026 Bearing the brunt of a 100-degree day and an insufferably whiny Annette at the beach, Daisy vents to João about the kitchen’s lateness. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026 Regarding the whiny editorial about Jewel-Osco coupons, just what’s the big deal? — Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 Yes, Dawson was whiny and moody and extremely self-centered, but so are a lot of teenagers. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whiny

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Adjective

And Paul certainly seems more shaken, less strident than in the previous films, having unleashed a wave of intergalactic bloodletting.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026
Pochettino, of course, is not the only successful coach with strident beliefs about energy — or its cousin, enthusiasm.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of strident

Adjective

Players will also breathe in molecular hydrogen — used to lower stress and lactate levels — through a nasal cannula.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 7 July 2026
The virus is shed in wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and feces, so even droppings near the coop can carry it.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of nasal

Adjective

Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.

— Stephen A. Smith, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2023
The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.

— Bryce MillerColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023

Definition of earsplitting

Adjective

On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of shrill

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