whiners
Those who bellyache
Whiners are people who complain in a petulant, self-pitying way.
The term is dismissive—it characterizes complaints as excessive or unjustified: The coach had no patience for whiners.
Calling someone a whiner suggests their grievances don't merit serious attention.
Excessive complainers
- gripersPeople who complain often
- moanersChronic vocal complainers
- bellyachersHabitual complainers
- kvetchersHabitual vocal complainers
grousers · faultfinders · carpers · nitpickers · fusspots · nags · sourpusses · malcontents
Expressing discontent verbally
- moaningProlonged sound of distress
- grousingHabitual petty complaining
- whingeingComplaining in annoying tones
- fussingAnxious, trivial agitation
kvetching · bellyaching · griping · grumbling · sniveling · carping · lamenting · bemoaning
Causing mild frustration
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- tediousBoring through length
bothersome · irksome · aggravating · frustrating · wearisome · vexing · insufferable · intolerable
Continuing without pause
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
nonstop · repetitive · chronic · habitual · nagging · persistent · dogged · unceasing
crybabies
Excessive complainers
- gripersPeople who complain often
- moanersChronic vocal complainers
- bellyachersHabitual complainers
kvetchers · grousers · faultfinders · carpers · nitpickers · fusspots · nags · sourpusses · malcontents · sulkers
complaining
Expressing discontent verbally
- moaningProlonged sound of distress
- grousingHabitual petty complaining
- whingeingComplaining in annoying tones
fussing · kvetching · bellyaching · griping · grumbling · sniveling · carping · lamenting · bemoaning · sulking
irritating
Causing mild frustration
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
tedious · bothersome · irksome · aggravating · frustrating · wearisome · vexing · insufferable · intolerable · draining
relentless
Continuing without pause
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
endless · nonstop · repetitive · chronic · habitual · nagging · persistent · dogged · unceasing · recurring
- Complainerscomplainers, grumblers, gripers, moaners, griper
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- bad sportssore losers, cheaters, bad winners, gloaters, ball hogs
- nitpickersfaultfinders, sticklers, hairsplitters, pedants, quibblers
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- noisemakersnoisemaker, air horn, bell, buzzer, kazoo
whinerstough guys
Intimidating, resilient individuals
troopers · warriors · hard cases · tough cookies · soldiers