In this page you can discover 85 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for cranky, like: strange, bad-tempered, ugly, cantankerous, petulant, eccentric, scratchy, cross, crotchety, nettlesome and crabby.

What is a synonym and antonym for cranky?

Antonyms: stable, good-natured. Synonyms: untoughened, pettish, crank, peckish, petulant, tender, sensitive, fond, peevish, tetchy, irritable, warm, raw, fractious, nettlesome, scratchy, techy, tippy, sore, affectionate, lovesome, testy.

What does cranky mean?

ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep. eccentric; queer. shaky; unsteady; out of order.