crankiness Antonyms
Strongest:
- geniality
- patience
- tolerance
- forbearance
- friendliness
- long-suffering
- geniality
- sociability
- friendliness
- understanding
- affability
- understanding
- long-suffering
- affability
- cordiality
- cordiality
- patience
- tolerance
- forbearance
- sociability
Strong:
- tranquility
- amicability
- serenity
- amiability
- serenity
- amiableness
- amiability
- amiableness
- agreeableness
- amicability
- coolness
- coolness
- agreeableness
- tranquility
- tranquillity
- amenity
- tranquillity
- amenity
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- aggression
- exasperation
- grouchiness
- testiness
- crotchetiness
- sensitivity
- anger
- irascibility
- perverseness
- grumpiness
- biliousness
- wrath
- choler
- hostility
- pettishness
- huffiness
- rudeness
- waspishness
- perversity
- aggressiveness
- crossness
- indignation
- rage
- petulance
- peevishness
Weak:
- rancor
- dyspepsia
- curmudgeonliness
- pugnacity
- orneriness
- sulkiness
- fierceness
- irascibleness
- disputatiousness
- bellicosity
- disagreeableness
- passion
- belligerency
- pugnaciousness
- unfriendliness
- oversensitiveness
- crustiness
- combativeness
- feistiness
- jaundice
- contrariness
- antipathy
- scrappiness
- quarrelsomeness
- fretfulness
- animosity
- cantankerousness
- fury
- fussiness
- spleen
- touchiness
- truculence
- contentiousness
- fight
- querulousness
- belligerence
- antagonism
- supersensitivity
- truculency
- surliness
Meaning of crankiness
crankiness (n)
a fussy and eccentric disposition
crankiness Sentence Examples
- The toddler's crankiness escalated into a full-blown tantrum after missing his nap.
- Lack of sleep fueled her crankiness, making every interaction feel like a chore.
- The long wait at the doctor's office only amplified the patients' crankiness.
- Her usual cheerful disposition vanished, replaced by a sudden wave of crankiness.
- He recognized the signs of his dog's crankiness: chewing on furniture and incessant barking.
- The traffic jam brought out the worst in everyone, leading to a symphony of honking horns and crankiness.
- Ignoring his initial crankiness, she offered him a warm cup of tea, hoping it would improve his mood.
- The unpredictable weather caused the cat's crankiness, leaving him skittish and withdrawn.
- The siblings bickered back and forth, their playful banter quickly turning into full-blown crankiness.
- Underlying stress manifested in her crankiness, prompting her to take some time for self-care.
FAQs About the word crankiness
a fussy and eccentric disposition
irritableness,irritability,aggression, exasperation, grouchiness, testiness, crotchetiness, sensitivity, anger, irascibility
geniality, patience,tolerance, forbearance, friendliness, long-suffering, geniality, sociability, friendliness, understanding
The toddler's crankiness escalated into a full-blown tantrum after missing his nap.
Lack of sleep fueled her crankiness, making every interaction feel like a chore.
The long wait at the doctor's office only amplified the patients' crankiness.
Her usual cheerful disposition vanished, replaced by a sudden wave of crankiness.
