Joelline
Senior Member
American English
How about a "pollyanna" or (in some contexts) perhaps "an optimist"?
Joelline, I was looking at "crybaby" in terms of being a weak, wishy-washy, irresolute kind of person that can't handle trials and tribulations so I was finding it difficult to think of an antonym.
But if we think of a crybaby as a kind of whiny pessimist, then optimist works as an antonym.
But if we think of a crybaby as a kind of whiny pessimist, then optimist works as an antonym.
I need a word that is the opposite of cry-baby.
I need words that are the opposite of cry-baby.
Joelline
Senior Member
American English
Nymeria,
I, too, had problems at first, but then I thought of the other side of "crybaby"--one who complains and whines over everything! I'm not sure "optimist" will always work, but I'm pretty sure that pollyanna will. To me, a pollyanna is one who always looks at everything in the most positive light (and always smiles). I find both crybabies and pollyannas to be incredibly annoying, so maybe that's why I lumped them together.
I, too, had problems at first, but then I thought of the other side of "crybaby"--one who complains and whines over everything! I'm not sure "optimist" will always work, but I'm pretty sure that pollyanna will. To me, a pollyanna is one who always looks at everything in the most positive light (and always smiles). I find both crybabies and pollyannas to be incredibly annoying, so maybe that's why I lumped them together
.Ms Missy
Senior Member
USA English
It's a bit difficult to come up with inquiries such as this when they are presented without any further context. So the most I would suggest would be words such as courageous, brave, valient, heroic, strong, rustic.
Hope this helps. If not, please give us some context to go by.
Hope this helps. If not, please give us some context to go by.