WHINY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

whiny

adjective

variants also whiney

Definition of whiny

as in whining

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Recent Examples of whiny Bearing the brunt of a 100-degree day and an insufferably whiny Annette at the beach, Daisy vents to João about the kitchen’s lateness. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026 Regarding the whiny editorial about Jewel-Osco coupons, just what’s the big deal? — Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 Yes, Dawson was whiny and moody and extremely self-centered, but so are a lot of teenagers. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026 Heathcliff acts like a whiny little baby throughout this film, constantly throwing tantrums, running away, and slamming doors. — Cazzie David, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whiny

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Third, the family might have a strident belief that AI will aid their individual and collective challenges, serve each member, and yet also aid the family unit as a whole.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Over the past 10 years, the misogyny of the manosphere has become more open and strident, but the big innovation seems to have been combining that conspiratorial misogyny with earnest self-help advice.

— Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of strident

Adjective

People thought the rapper’s distinctively nasal voice had developed an unlikely kinship with Morrissey.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
In microgravity, where objects appear to be weightless, fluids drift upward toward the head, which can cause swelling, nasal congestion and changes in pressure around the mouth and throat.

— Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of nasal

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Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.

— Stephen A. Smith, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2023
The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.

— Bryce MillerColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023

Definition of earsplitting

Adjective

Amid the rumblings of construction at nearby David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, the sound of a shrill whistle and chopping feet at the nearby Murfin Family Practice Fields signaled one thing.

— Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
That trademark indecision of summer takes root in her words and spreads through the music until her vocals diverge in the chorus, peeling like a clementine’s skin as one shrill line scales upward and the other remains monotone.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

Definition of shrill

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