What is another word for complain?
873 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ kəmplˈe͡ɪn], [ kəmplˈeɪn], [ k_ə_m_p_l_ˈeɪ_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for complain:- bitch (noun)
- accuse (verb)
- bemoan (verb)
- carp (verb)
- communication (verb)
- cry (verb)
- demur (verb)
- deplore (verb)
- disagree (verb)
- grieve (verb)
- grudge (verb)
- grumble about (verb)
- mind (verb)
- mourn (verb)
- object (verb)
- protest (verb)
- quarrel (verb)
- rail (verb)
- remonstrate (verb)
- rock the boat (verb)
- sigh (verb)
- snarl (verb)
- squawk (verb)
- squeal (verb)
- storm (verb)
- sue (verb)
- wail (verb)
- other synonyms
- accuse
- bristle
- cry
- disagree
- niggle
- rail
- remonstrate
- snivel
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Complain:
n.
•bitch (noun)v.
•accuse (verb)- arraign,
- criticize,
- allege,
- charge,
- impeach,
- blame,
- condemn,
- cite,
- implicate,
- scold,
- impute,
- incriminate,
- inculpate,
- denounce.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- defy,
- conflict,
- clash,
- differ,
- dispute,
- dissent,
- collide,
- antagonize,
- bicker,
- contend,
- challenge,
- reject,
- argue,
- repudiate,
- oppose,
- disagree,
- demur.
- 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.
- 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.
- ascribe,
- gainsay,
- attack,
- contravene,
- deprecate,
- growl,
- fret,
- fuss,
- bellyache,
- remonstrate,
- expostulate,
- protest,
- cavil,
- make a fuss,
- lay,
- look askance,
- take exception to,
- nag,
- refute.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other synonyms:
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- bewail,
- disapprove,
- mouth off,
- appreciate,
- grouse,
- complain of.
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- groan.
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- start.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
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Noun, singular or mass
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Antonyms for Complain:
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v.
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communication
cheer.
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communication
Hypernym for Complain:
v.
Hyponym for Complain:
v.
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communication
charge.
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communication