CRYBABY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

crybaby

noun

ˈkrī-ˌbā-bē

Definition of crybaby

as in complainer

a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat

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Recent Examples of crybaby As children, Keaton often dismissed her younger brother as a crybaby, scaredy cat and a nuisance who was coddled by their mother. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025 From the instigator to the crybaby, everyone gets to partake in the seasonal chaos. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025 This is the gold star of silent crybabies, heaped high with silent scorn, disapproval and frustration, all at once. — John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 The ‘crybaby’ gesture was recalled by Madrid supporters when Mallorca lost last season’s Copa del Rey final on penalties to Bilbao’s Athletic Club and a disappointed Maffeo was in tears afterwards. — Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crybaby

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crybaby

Noun

My ‘Deborah Vance Show senior writer’ persona was kind of a rude complainer with an incipient alcohol problem.

— Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?

— Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of complainer

Noun

The baby was found in the rubble and hospitalized at Bagram Air Base near Kabul, where military lawyer Joshua Mast decided with his wife to adopt her.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
One woman, her baby and young daughter in tow, struggled to find the right courtroom.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of baby

Noun

There are no bigger whiners in the league than LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton, who have in their minds never committed a foul and are always fouled with no call on any possession.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Patriotic Team USA wins gold as anti-America whiners flop.

— , FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of whiner

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