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Synonyms for complain
kəmˈpleɪncom·plain
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Wiktionary
complainverb
Synonyms:
kvetch, whinge, grouse, moan, whine, bitch, gripe, beef, grumble, grumpcomplainverb
To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
Synonyms:
bitch, kvetch, grump, grumble, whinge, moan, gripe, grouse, whine, beefcomplainverb
To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
They've complained about me to the police again.
Synonyms:
kvetch, grumble, whinge, gripe, whine, moan, beef, bitch, grouse, grump
English Synonyms and Antonyms
complain
To complain is to give utterance to dissatisfaction or objection, express a sense of wrong or ill treatment. One complains of a real or assumed grievance; he may murmur through mere peevishness or ill temper; he repines, with vain distress, at the irrevocable or the inevitable. Complaining is by speech or writing; murmuring is commonly said of half-repressed utterance; repining of the mental act alone. One may complain of an offense to the offender or to others; he remonstrates with the offender only. Complain has a formal and legal meaning, which the other words have not, signifying to make a formal accusation, present a specific charge; the same is true of the noun complaint.
Synonyms:
croak, find fault, growl, grumble, grunt, murmur, remonstrate, repineAntonyms:
applaud, approve, commend, eulogize, laud, praisePreposition:
Complain of a thing to a person; of one person to another, of or against a person for an act; to an officer; before the court; about a thing.
Princeton's WordNet
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetchverb
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
"My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
Synonyms:
recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, kick, strike up, kick back, animadvert, speak out, sound off, opine, speak upcomplainverb
make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
"The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3226 | plain | |
#4888 | complaint | |
#5089 | kick | |
#5584 | beef | |
#7110 | bitch | |
#7148 | protest | |
#10641 | complain | |
#25866 | moan | |
#29269 | whine | |
#29819 | grouse | |
#31728 | recoil | |
#34919 | grunt | |
#37595 | gripe | |
#41253 | murmur | |
#41315 | growl | |
#57408 | grumble | |
#73790 | croak | |
#97587 | opine | |
#104431 | bemoan | |
#115490 | grump | |
#120825 | whinge | |
#127638 | kvetch | |
#235554 | remonstrate | |
#288684 | repine |
How to use complain in a sentence?
When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it.
It's paradise for the Arabs, they are getting equality. They don't need to complain about anything.
Inventory-to-sales ratios are at historic lows, record numbers of small businesses complain of tight inventories, ports are congested, and shortages of semiconductor chips and new/used cars are driving prices higher, we expect goods inflation to soften by year end as demand levels off and production rebounds, but wages may continue to climb.
There is no set of things Brian Schatz can do to get Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz not to complain about this, because it is strategically useful to complain about it.
People in a free society are allowed to complain about their leaders and their performances.
Translations for complain
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- اشتكى, تذمر, شكاArabic
- оплаквам се, подавам жалбаBulgarian
- queixar-seCatalan, Valencian
- stěžovat, podat, stížnostCzech
- achwynWelsh
- klagen, beschwerenGerman
- παραπονιέμαιGreek
- quejarseSpanish
- شکایتPersian
- valittaa, [[tehdä]] [[valitus]]Finnish
- porter plainte, se plaindreFrench
- dèan casaid, talaich, gearainScottish Gaelic
- शिकायत करनाHindi
- գանգատիլ, գանգատվելArmenian
- mengeluhIndonesian
- plendarIdo
- lagnarsi, lamentarsiItalian
- とやかく, 訴える, ぼやく, ぶつぶつ, 文句Japanese
- წუწუნი, ბუზღუნი, ჩივილიGeorgian
- 불평하다Korean
- querorLatin
- klacht, klagenDutch
- plànherOccitan
- skarżyć się, składać skargę, skarżyć, narzekaćPolish
- queixar-se, reclamarPortuguese
- plângeRomanian
- сетовать, подавать жалобу, ныть, жаловатьсяRussian
- klagaSwedish
- lalamikaSwahili
- บ่นThai
- şikayetTurkish
- si plindeWalloon
- באַקלאָגנ זיךYiddish
- 抱怨Chinese
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