Crank and Dour

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Crank adjective - Joyously unrestrained.

Usage example: folks around here are downright crank that a local boy won a gold medal in the Olympics

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Dour is an antonym for crank.

Nearby Words: cranked, cranking

Dour adjective - Harsh and threatening in manner or appearance.

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Crank is an antonym for dour.

Nearby Word: dourly

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Dour and Crank. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crank/dour

Crank & Dour. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crank/dour>.

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