Synonyms for whiner
Most common
cry baby complainer grumbler bellyacher grouch kvetch squeaky wheel whinger
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Complainer
complainer, cry baby, grumbler, bellyacher, moaner, sniveller UK, sniveler US, squawker
2. Grouch
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One who whines about perceived problems; a complainer.
I never realized that he was such a whiner, but he complained steadily about various minor discomforts for the entire road trip.
Forms
- Plural
- whiners → complainers, grumblers, bellyachers, moaners…
Example sentences
- complainer I don't think that I'm that much of a complainer.
- grouch I'm a grouch before I have my first cup of coffee.
- kvetch He's such a schmuck. He does nothing but kvetch.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| whiner | rising | |
| complainer | rising | |
| grumbler | steady | |
| grouch | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- grouch1, kvetch1, moaner
- 7 letters
- whinger
- 8 letters
- grumbler, sniveler, squawker
- 9 letters
- sniveller
- 10 letters
- complainer3, bellyacher
- 11 letters
- faultfinder
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (complainer3 = 3 syllables).