Synonyms for whiny
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Whining; tending to whine or complain.
She is very whiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things.
Related words
- Other spellings
- whiney
Example sentences
- complaining I don't want to hear any more of your complaining.
- peevish Tom woke up feeling rather peevish.
- querulous The storekeeper, Tom Jackson, is a querulous man.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| whiny | rising | |
| complaining | rising | |
| fretful | rising | |
| peevish | rising | |
| querulous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- gripey
- 7 letters
- fretful2, peevish2, snively2
- 9 letters
- querulous3
- 11 letters
- complaining3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fretful2 = 2 syllables).