Synonyms for Complain:

• n.

  •
  • happy,
  • feelings.
  •bitch (noun)
  • bitch.

• v.

  •accuse (verb)
  • arraign,
  • criticize,
  • allege,
  • charge,
  • impeach,
  • blame,
  • condemn,
  • cite,
  • implicate,
  • scold,
  • impute,
  • incriminate,
  • inculpate,
  • denounce.
  •bemoan (verb)
  • be wails,
  • be moan,
  • be moaning,
  • beating one's breast,
  • be-wailed,
  • be moans,
  • grieved for,
  • be-moans,
  • cried over spilled milk,
  • moans over,
  • beating ones breast,
  • be wailed,
  • be wail,
  • moaned over,
  • be-wailing,
  • wept for,
  • beat breast,
  • sung the blues,
  • be wailing,
  • beats breast,
  • sung blues,
  • beat ones breast,
  • cries over spilled milk,
  • be moaned,
  • beat one breast,
  • be-wail,
  • beats one's breast,
  • grieving for,
  • grieves for,
  • sang blues,
  • sings blues,
  • sing blues,
  • be-wails,
  • weeps for,
  • beats one breast,
  • sings the blues,
  • be-moaning,
  • beating one breast,
  • singing blues,
  • sang the blues,
  • be-moan,
  • moaning over,
  • beats ones breast,
  • beating breast,
  • be-moaned,
  • weeping for,
  • crying over spilled milk.
  •carp (verb)
  • finds fault,
  • hyper criticizes,
  • hypercriticizing,
  • finding fault,
  • hyper-criticize,
  • found fault,
  • hyper criticized,
  • hyper criticize,
  • hyper-criticized,
  • hypercriticizes,
  • hyper-criticizes,
  • hyper-criticizing,
  • hypercriticized,
  • hyper criticizing.
  •communication (verb)
  • quetch,
  • kvetch,
  • kick,
  • complain,
  • plain.
  •cry (verb)
  • bursting into tears,
  • letting it all out,
  • ringed the blues,
  • shedding bitter tears,
  • put the weeps,
  • putting weeps,
  • bursting in to tears,
  • brake down,
  • putting on the weeps,
  • letting all out,
  • letted go,
  • bursts into tears,
  • rang blues,
  • letting it out,
  • bursts in to tears,
  • ringing blues,
  • put on weeps,
  • rings the blues,
  • puts on the weeps,
  • breaks down,
  • turns waterworks,
  • sheds bitter tears,
  • dissolving tears,
  • turned on waterworks,
  • lets it all out,
  • turns on waterworks,
  • letted it out,
  • ringing the blues,
  • turning on waterworks,
  • puts the weeps,
  • letted out,
  • turning waterworks,
  • rang the blues,
  • dissolves tears,
  • puts on weeps,
  • putting the weeps,
  • rings blues,
  • lets all out,
  • dissolved tears,
  • bursted in to tears,
  • ring blues,
  • dissolve tears,
  • lets it out,
  • boohoos,
  • dissolving in tears,
  • letted it all out,
  • turn waterworks,
  • turned waterworks,
  • dissolves in tears,
  • let all out,
  • ringed blues,
  • broke down,
  • bursted into tears,
  • putting on weeps,
  • put weeps,
  • lets out,
  • letted all out,
  • puts weeps,
  • burst in to tears.
  •demur (verb)
  • dis approved,
  • hem haw,
  • takes exception,
  • dis approves,
  • dis-approves,
  • pro-testing,
  • dis approving,
  • re fuses,
  • dis-approved,
  • re-fuse,
  • pro-tested,
  • pro tested,
  • re fusing,
  • wait see,
  • dis-approve,
  • pro testing,
  • re-fused,
  • re-fuses,
  • dis approve,
  • re fused,
  • dis-approving,
  • took exception,
  • re fuse.
  •deplore (verb)
  • ate one heart out,
  • eat ones heart out,
  • ate heart out,
  • art against,
  • ate ones heart out,
  • eats heart out,
  • wert against,
  • am against,
  • are against,
  • eats ones heart out,
  • eat one heart out,
  • being against,
  • eats one heart out,
  • wast against,
  • eating ones heart out,
  • sorrowed over,
  • ate one's heart out,
  • disapproved of,
  • objecting to,
  • objected to,
  • eating one's heart out,
  • disapproves of,
  • objects to,
  • eating one heart out,
  • disapproving of,
  • sorrowing over,
  • was against,
  • were against,
  • sorrows over,
  • eating heart out,
  • eats one's heart out.
  •disagree (verb)
  • defy,
  • conflict,
  • clash,
  • differ,
  • dispute,
  • dissent,
  • collide,
  • antagonize,
  • bicker,
  • contend,
  • challenge,
  • reject,
  • argue,
  • repudiate,
  • oppose,
  • disagree,
  • demur.
  •grieve (verb)
  • cries a river,
  • crying river,
  • cry river,
  • crying a river,
  • hanged crepe,
  • cries river,
  • hung crepe,
  • cried a river,
  • took hard,
  • hangs crepe,
  • cried river,
  • taking hard,
  • taking it hard,
  • took it hard,
  • takes it hard,
  • takes hard,
  • take hard,
  • hanging crepe.
  •grudge (verb)
  • art reluctant,
  • wast stingy,
  • re-sent,
  • wast reluctant,
  • am reluctant,
  • be grudging,
  • are reluctant,
  • be grudged,
  • was stingy,
  • be-grudging,
  • is stingy,
  • re-sents,
  • be-grudges,
  • be grudges,
  • re sent,
  • being stingy,
  • is reluctant,
  • were reluctant,
  • was reluctant,
  • are stingy,
  • be-grudge,
  • art stingy,
  • be-grudged,
  • re sents,
  • were stingy,
  • wert stingy,
  • wert reluctant,
  • am stingy,
  • being reluctant,
  • be grudge.
  •grumble about (verb)
  • ascribe,
  • gainsay,
  • attack,
  • contravene,
  • deprecate,
  • growl,
  • fret,
  • fuss,
  • bellyache,
  • remonstrate,
  • expostulate,
  • protest,
  • cavil,
  • make a fuss,
  • lay,
  • look askance,
  • take exception to,
  • nag,
  • refute.
  •mind (verb)
  • are opposed,
  • am opposed,
  • was affronted,
  • dis liking,
  • wert opposed,
  • am affronted,
  • is affronted,
  • dis liked,
  • looking askance at,
  • art affronted,
  • being affronted,
  • takes offense,
  • dis-liking,
  • being opposed,
  • wast affronted,
  • was opposed,
  • dis-liked,
  • is opposed,
  • were opposed,
  • were affronted,
  • wert affronted,
  • looked askance at,
  • art opposed,
  • took offense,
  • wast opposed,
  • are affronted,
  • looks askance at.
  •mourn (verb)
  • art brokenhearted,
  • wrung hands,
  • wert sad,
  • are brokenhearted,
  • re-pined,
  • was brokenhearted,
  • longed for,
  • wrings hands,
  • were sad,
  • being brokenhearted,
  • re pined,
  • was sad,
  • re pine,
  • wringing hands,
  • re-pines,
  • am brokenhearted,
  • is brokenhearted,
  • were brokenhearted,
  • re-pine,
  • wast sad,
  • wert brokenhearted,
  • is sad,
  • re-pining,
  • am sad,
  • art sad,
  • wast brokenhearted,
  • being sad,
  • wears black,
  • wore black,
  • wearing black,
  • are sad,
  • re pines.
  •object (verb)
  • mixt with,
  • mixes it with,
  • discommended,
  • ex postulating,
  • dis-esteeming,
  • being displeased,
  • were displeased,
  • ex postulates,
  • ex-postulated,
  • made stink,
  • makes a stink,
  • dis esteems,
  • dis-commended,
  • dis-commending,
  • is displeased,
  • ex-postulates,
  • dis countenance,
  • dis-countenance,
  • ex postulate,
  • mixt it up with,
  • am displeased,
  • mixing it up with,
  • dis-avow,
  • dis-avows,
  • go one on ones,
  • ex cept,
  • dis esteeming,
  • sounding off,
  • making a stink,
  • dis-countenances,
  • wert displeased,
  • ex-postulating,
  • dis-countenanced,
  • dis-sent,
  • dis-commends,
  • dis-avowing,
  • sounded off,
  • dis countenancing,
  • make stink,
  • mixt up with,
  • dis avowing,
  • go-one-on-oning,
  • dis-sents,
  • discommends,
  • ex postulated,
  • dis commended,
  • ex-postulate,
  • mixed it up with,
  • dis countenanced,
  • dis-commend,
  • ex-cept,
  • mixes up with,
  • raising objection,
  • sounds off,
  • dis esteem,
  • was displeased,
  • dis-esteems,
  • mixing with,
  • making stink,
  • discommending,
  • mixing up with,
  • mixes with,
  • dis avow,
  • dis sent,
  • dis commend,
  • dis avows,
  • go-one-on-oned,
  • dis-countenancing,
  • go one on oned,
  • dis commends,
  • mix it with,
  • dis-avowed,
  • dis-esteem,
  • wast displeased,
  • raises objection,
  • makes stink,
  • go-one-on-ones,
  • mixed it with,
  • dis commending,
  • dis sents,
  • dis countenances,
  • mixing it with,
  • go one on oning,
  • dis avowed,
  • are displeased,
  • dis esteemed,
  • dis-esteemed,
  • mixt it with,
  • made a stink,
  • raised objection,
  • mixes it up with.
  •protest (verb)
  • ridicule,
  • disparage,
  • detract,
  • denigrate,
  • grouch.
  •quarrel (verb)
  • mixes it up,
  • hath words,
  • hast out,
  • getting tough with,
  • hast words,
  • are at loggerheads,
  • hast it out,
  • has out,
  • gotten tough with,
  • had it out,
  • being at loggerheads,
  • haddest it out,
  • hadst it out,
  • was at loggerheads,
  • has words,
  • gets tough with,
  • haddest out,
  • art loggerheads,
  • had words,
  • were loggerheads,
  • are loggerheads,
  • has it out,
  • setting to,
  • gat tough with,
  • mixt it up,
  • mixed it up,
  • wast at loggerheads,
  • mixing it up,
  • be loggerheads,
  • had out,
  • having words,
  • being loggerheads,
  • is loggerheads,
  • haddest words,
  • have out,
  • hath it out,
  • sets to,
  • hadst words,
  • hadst out,
  • art at loggerheads,
  • am loggerheads,
  • is at loggerheads,
  • were at loggerheads,
  • wast loggerheads,
  • having out,
  • having it out,
  • got tough with,
  • wert at loggerheads,
  • hath out,
  • wert loggerheads,
  • fell out,
  • am at loggerheads,
  • was loggerheads.
  •rail (verb)
  • be-rate,
  • be-rated,
  • up-braids,
  • tonguelash,
  • tongue lashes,
  • be-rating,
  • tongue lashed,
  • objurates,
  • tonguelashes,
  • tongue-lashed,
  • be rating,
  • up braids,
  • tongue-lashes,
  • tonguelashing,
  • objurating,
  • tongue lashing,
  • up-braid,
  • re-vile,
  • re vile,
  • be rates,
  • be rate,
  • up-braided,
  • up braid,
  • be rated,
  • be-rates,
  • objurated,
  • up braided,
  • up-braiding,
  • tonguelashed.
  •remonstrate (verb)
  • de crying,
  • took issue,
  • de-cries,
  • de-crying,
  • de-cried,
  • de cry,
  • frowned up on,
  • with stand,
  • with standing,
  • with stands,
  • with-stands,
  • takes issue,
  • de-cry,
  • frowning up on,
  • with-stand,
  • with stood,
  • frown up on,
  • frowning upon,
  • de cries,
  • with-standing,
  • frowns up on,
  • frowned upon,
  • frowns upon,
  • de cried,
  • taking issue.
  •rock the boat (verb)
  • dis agrees,
  • caused trouble,
  • dis agreeing,
  • stirs things up,
  • stirring things up,
  • stirred things up,
  • dis agree,
  • upsetting apple cart,
  • not conformed,
  • challenging the status quo,
  • making waves,
  • dis-agreed,
  • challenge status quo,
  • upsets the apple cart,
  • disturbing balance,
  • dis-agree,
  • dis-agreeing,
  • upsets apple cart,
  • challenges status quo,
  • disturbs balance,
  • challenging status quo,
  • disturb balance,
  • dis agreed,
  • causes trouble,
  • dis-agrees,
  • challenges the status quo,
  • disturbs the balance,
  • disturbed the balance,
  • disturbed balance,
  • challenged status quo,
  • rock boat,
  • disturbing the balance,
  • upsetting the apple cart,
  • not conforms,
  • challenged the status quo.
  •sigh (verb)
  • ex hales,
  • re-spire,
  • ex-hale,
  • re-spired,
  • re spire,
  • re spired,
  • ex haled,
  • ex hale,
  • ex-hales,
  • ex haling,
  • re spiring,
  • re spires,
  • ex-haled,
  • re-spires,
  • re-spiring,
  • ex-haling.
  •snarl (verb)
  • gnashes teeth,
  • gnashing teeth,
  • showing teeth,
  • gnashed teeth,
  • showed teeth,
  • shows teeth.
  •squawk (verb)
  • kick up fuss,
  • kicks a fuss,
  • kicks fuss,
  • kick fuss,
  • kicked fuss,
  • kick a fuss,
  • kicking fuss,
  • kicks up fuss,
  • kicks up a fuss,
  • kicked up fuss,
  • kicked a fuss,
  • kicking up fuss,
  • kicking up a fuss,
  • kicked up a fuss,
  • kicking a fuss.
  •squeal (verb)
  • ratting on,
  • sold down the river,
  • selling down the river,
  • sells down river,
  • rats on,
  • sold down river,
  • tattletaled,
  • tattletaling,
  • selling down river,
  • sell down river,
  • sells down the river,
  • ratted on.
  •storm (verb)
  • breathed fire,
  • blowing violently,
  • be-setting,
  • burns up,
  • sets in,
  • setting in,
  • blew violently,
  • be sets,
  • be-set,
  • blows violently,
  • be-sets,
  • takes by storm,
  • be setting,
  • took by storm,
  • steams up,
  • burnt up,
  • breathes fire.
  •sue (verb)
  • summons,
  • sue,
  • subpoena,
  • prosecute.
  •wail (verb)
  • cry blues,
  • cries the blues,
  • cried blues,
  • cries blues,
  • crying blues,
  • cried the blues,
  • crying the blues.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • bewail,
  • disapprove,
  • mouth off,
  • appreciate,
  • grouse,
  • complain of.
  •
  • gripe,
  • kick up,
  • snivel,
  • bleat,
  • rant,
  • start on.
  •
  • shoulder,
  • moan.
  •
  • groan.
  •
  • lodge,
  • beef.
  •
  • start.
  •accuse
  • framing,
  • hang something on,
  • indict,
  • name,
  • recriminate,
  • hold accountable,
  • Summoned,
  • recriminating,
  • libel,
  • let have it,
  • Slurring,
  • file claim,
  • litigate,
  • serve summons,
  • blow whistle,
  • point finger at,
  • lodge complaint,
  • bring charges,
  • lay at door.
  •bristle
  • take amiss.
  •cry
  • shedding tears,
  • shed bitter tears,
  • blubbed,
  • let out,
  • mewls,
  • Mewled,
  • keened,
  • lets go,
  • Moaned,
  • let go,
  • Mewling,
  • blubbing,
  • Boohooing,
  • burst into tears,
  • dissolved in tears,
  • break down,
  • Boohooed,
  • sheds tears,
  • mewl,
  • shed tears,
  • Squalled,
  • keening,
  • keens,
  • Boohoo,
  • letting go,
  • ring the blues,
  • turn on waterworks,
  • whine,
  • letting out,
  • put on the weeps,
  • blub,
  • breaking down,
  • let it all out,
  • dissolve in tears,
  • squalling,
  • weep,
  • blubs.
  •disagree
  • quarrel.
  •niggle
  • niggle.
  •rail
  • tongue lash,
  • objurate,
  • tongue-lash,
  • Railed.
  •remonstrate
  • animadverts,
  • Animadverted,
  • take issue,
  • frown upon,
  • Animadverting.
  •snivel
  • sniffles,
  • sniffled,
  • sniffling,
  • sniffle.
  •Other relevant words:
  • clamour,
  • inform against,
  • recoil,
  • keen,
  • holler out,
  • fasten upon,
  • strike,
  • agonize,
  • nit-pick,
  • maunder,
  • kick back,
  • strike up,
  • carp at,
  • shout out,
  • Whinge,
  • sorrow,
  • take to task,
  • bullyrag,
  • press charges,
  • require,
  • grunt,
  • revolt,
  • rail,
  • pester,
  • face down,
  • report,
  • bring accusation,
  • bully,
  • book,
  • take on,
  • rally,
  • front,
  • dissatisfy,
  • be upset,
  • pine,
  • disclaim,
  • stand,
  • languish,
  • clamor,
  • animadvert,
  • suffer,
  • discontent,
  • grizzle,
  • fasten on,
  • finger,
  • Denunciate,
  • insinuate,
  • face up to,
  • speak up,
  • sicken,
  • yap,
  • be anxious,
  • picket,
  • pin on,
  • prefer charges,
  • interfere,
  • article,
  • put up a howl,
  • recalcitrate,
  • march,
  • droop,
  • ballyrag,
  • be distressed,
  • yelp,
  • make a stand,
  • opine,
  • flag,
  • bawl,
  • contend with,
  • split hairs,
  • stand up to,
  • knock,
  • censure,
  • peak,
  • sadness,
  • inform on,
  • chunter,
  • task,
  • crab,
  • Reluct,
  • tax,
  • twit,
  • pick at,
  • worry,
  • grump,
  • shout,
  • howl,
  • cry out against,
  • lodge a complaint,
  • take a stand,
  • brood,
  • confront,
  • air a grievance,
  • meet head-on,
  • call in question,
  • taunt,
  • summon,
  • be ill,
  • ail,
  • be disturbed,
  • stew,
  • call to,
  • reclaim,
  • have,
  • boggle,
  • stand up against,
  • bring to book,
  • lose sleep,
  • croak,
  • be affected with,
  • imply,
  • sound,
  • distress,
  • demonstrate,
  • pick on,
  • be concerned,
  • deny,
  • backbite,
  • refuse,
  • gasp,
  • feel ill,
  • ask for,
  • appeal,
  • call,
  • boycott,
  • scream,
  • withstand,
  • draw the line,
  • halt.

Paraphrases for Complain:

• Independent

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    bemoan, deplore, criticise, mourn, contend.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, bemoan, lament, protest, deplore, criticise, mourn, appeal, regrettable.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    complaint.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    complaint, denounce, regret.
  • Verb, base form
    moan, complaint, condemn, denounce, sue, regret, invoke.

Antonyms for Complain:

• v.

  • communication
    cheer.
  • grumble about
    approve, endorse, applaud, aid, commend, help, be content, accept, agree, praise, delight, compliment, laud, surrender, go along, retreat, assent, concur, ratify, protect, gloat, consent, recommend, give in, defend, sanction, support, be happy, soothe, exonerate, please.
  • Other antonyms:
    endure, crow, bear, tolerate, take, rejoice, countenance, cheer up, eulogize.

Hypernym for Complain:

• v.

  • communication
    yawp, bemoan, yammer, grizzle, holler, grouch, beef, grumble, bitch, peck, bewail, nag, deplore, mutter, scold, repine, bellyache, protest, whine, rail, report, backbite, lament, hen-peck, gripe, inveigh, crab, squawk, croak, murmur, gnarl, bleat, grouse.

Hyponym for Complain:

• v.

  • communication
    charge.