Thesaurus / sniveling
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synonyms for sniveling
- discontented
- annoyed
- begrudging
- bothered
- complaining
- disaffected
- disappointed
- disgruntled
- displeased
- fretting
- frustrated
- griping
- grudging
- grumbling
- irked
- jaundiced
- kvetching
- offended
- unhappy
- vexed
- crabby
- critical
- ennuied
- envious
- faultfinding
- fed-up
- fretful
- grumpy
- insatiable
- jealous
- malcontent
- malcontented
- not happy
- not satisfied
- picky
- plaintive
- put out
- querulous
- sulky
- sullen
- unappeased
- unassuaged
- unfulfilled
- ungratified
- unsated
- unsatisfied
- flattering
- bootlicking
- bowing
- cowering
- crawling
- cringing
- humble
- ingratiating
- kowtowing
- prostrate
- scraping
- abject
- adulatory
- brown-nosing
- compliant
- mealy-mouthed
- obsequious
- parasitic
- servile
- slavish
- spineless
- submissive
- subservient
- sycophant
- sycophantic
- abject
- beggarly
- brown-nosing
- complacent
- compliable
- compliant
- cringing
- crouching
- deferential
- enslaved
- fawning
- flattering
- ingratiating
- kowtowing
- menial
- obeisant
- oily
- parasitic
- parasitical
- prostrate
- respectful
- servile
- slavish
- sneaking
- spineless
- stipendiary
- subject
- submissive
- subordinate
- subservient
- sycophantic
- toadying
- unctuous
- bawling
- blubbering
- blubbery
- distressed
- dolorous
- in tears
- lachrymose
- lamentable
- lamenting
- moist
- mournful
- pathetic
- pitiable
- pitiful
- poignant
- sad
- sobbing
- sorrowful
- teary
- watery
- weeping
- weepy
- wet
- whimpering
- woeful
- mournful
- poignant
- sad
- sorrowful
- watery
- weeping
- weepy
- bawling
- blubbering
- blubbery
- distressed
- dolorous
- in tears
- lachrymose
- lamentable
- lamenting
- moist
- pathetic
- pitiable
- pitiful
- sobbing
- wet
- whimpering
- woeful
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use sniveling in a sentence
And that sniveling boy will give me no more of his infernal lip!
CURSEDGEORGE ALLAN ENGLANDHe is only a peasant's sniveling cub, a mountaineer's orphan brat!
THE WOLF CUBPATRICK CASEYThats a mans way to do things—not go sniveling round here in white flannels all summer, letting a girl hand it to me that way!
CURSEDGEORGE ALLAN ENGLANDThe boy was sniveling too, but I took notice it wasn't a scared snivel—it was a mad snivel, if you all know what I mean.
BACK HOMEIRVIN S. COBBAll, coughing and sniveling, dip their handkerchiefs into it and rub the moist rag over their hats and coats.
THE LIFE OF THE FLYJ. HENRI FABRESimon Gosler was left mumbling and sniveling and fingering his coat pocket, in which he kept his glass.
MR. WICKER'S WINDOWCARLEY DAWSONI have just now dismissed the sniveling toad Dorcas, who was introduced to me for my pardon by the whining mother.
CLARISSA, VOLUME 5 (OF 9)SAMUEL RICHARDSONThe child's whole aspect and the sniveling sounds he made were so hatefully ugly.
THE HISTORY OF SIR RICHARD CALMADYLUCAS MALETI don't want him to come back here in six months sniveling to be put in shape again.
TWELVE MENTHEODORE DREISERYou take my advice and cheer up instead of continually sniveling.
THE JOLLIEST SCHOOL OF ALLANGELA BRAZILWORDS RELATED TO SNIVELING
- annoyed
- begrudging
- bothered
- complaining
- crabby
- critical
- disaffected
- disappointed
- discontented
- disgruntled
- displeased
- ennuied
- envious
- faultfinding
- fed-up
- fretful
- fretting
- frustrated
- griping
- grudging
- grumbling
- grumpy
- insatiable
- irked
- jaundiced
- jealous
- kvetching
- malcontent
- malcontented
- not happy
- not satisfied
- offended
- picky
- plaintive
- put out
- querulous
- sniveling
- sulky
- sullen
- unappeased
- unassuaged
- unfulfilled
- ungratified
- unhappy
- unsated
- unsatisfied
- vexed
- abject
- beggarly
- brown-nosing
- complacent
- compliable
- compliant
- cringing
- crouching
- deferential
- enslaved
- fawning
- flattering
- ingratiating
- kowtowing
- menial
- obeisant
- oily
- parasitic
- parasitical
- prostrate
- respectful
- servile
- slavish
- sneaking
- sniveling
- spineless
- stipendiary
- subject
- submissive
- subordinate
- subservient
- sycophantic
- toadying
- unctuous
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.