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What is another word for
complain
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To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something
To complain or grumble about something
To say something quickly and irritably
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
To object to
To grind or grate with an audible noise
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Verb
▲
To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something
gripe
grumble
beef
bellyache
bleat
carp
grouse
moan
object
protest
whine
whinge
grieve
grouch
grump
bemoan
bewail
deplore
fuss
grizzle
groan
growl
lament
nag
remonstrate
reproach
charge
denounce
holler
nitpick
caterwaul
cavil
chirp
chunter
crab
create
criticise
UK
criticize
US
croak
demur
dissent
fret
inveigh
keen
kvetch
maunder
mither
murmur
mutter
oppose
repine
scream
squawk
squeal
wail
whimper
yammer
yaup
yawp
yowl
accuse
ascribe
attack
contravene
crib
defy
deprecate
differ
disagree
disapprove
expostulate
gainsay
impute
indict
kick
knock
lay
natter
refute
snivel
twine
kick up a fuss
find fault
nit-pick
sound off
find fault with
carry on
kick up a stink
object to
rail at
run down
inveigh against
make a fuss
speak out against
take exception to
plain over
go on about
pick holes in
lodge a complaint
make a complaint
put the boot in
look askance
be on at someone
speak up
express concern
show concern
quibble
go on
take exception
cry
niggle
condemn
raise objections
fulminate
rant
except
complain about
mourn
scold
express disapproval
challenge
take issue
howl
dispute
spout
censure
rage
regret
argue
rue
bluster
rave
split hairs
rail
make a stand
take a stand
put up a fight
express disagreement
repent
thunder
kick up a stink about
kick up a fuss about
raise objections to
make a fuss about
take issue with
make a stink
express regret about
mumble
witter
hypercriticize
decry
bawl
reprove
bother
pule
beef about
protest against
berate
yap
make a mountain out of a molehill
raise Cain
rebel
quibble about
resist
upbraid
make a scene
storm
fight
make a song and dance
balk
US
huff
kvetch about
cry out
pick holes
lodge a protest
combat
baulk
UK
express disapproval of
grieve over
sigh over
roar
blast
express opposition
speak out
rock the boat
take a stand against
bristle
fulminate against
weep
fume
rail against
make an objection
make a protest to
kick against
whisper
plead
kick up a rumpus
sigh
bicker
quarrel
sulk
anathematize
execrate
curse
blow off steam
snarl
talk under your breath
go on at
make a big thing out of
make a big thing of
make a meal of
yelp
make a thing of
pettifog
scream bloody murder
sorrow about
sorrow for
disparage
grouch about
sound off about
bellyache about
pick at
complain vehemently about
niggle about
be picky
be hypercritical
disagree with
scruple
stickle
boggle
wring one's hands over
cut up
express doubts
sob
shout
blubber
express doubt
raise doubts
bellow
explode
blub
express objections
boohoo
reprimand
mewl
mind
express objections to
greet
rant and rave
revolt
remonstrate against
be in opposition
argue against
lodge a protest against
express disagreement with
rag
disapprove of
spurn
have a problem
quarrel with
be in opposition to
squall
objurgate
draw the line
grumble about
have a problem with
moan about
grouse about
cavil at
reason
hurt
castigate
ululate
rant about
gripe about
disesteem
discommend
discountenance
draw the line at
cross
disavow
admonish
make a protest
vociferate
frown on
beg to differ
say no
voice disapproval
reprehend
be against
drip
grieve for
raise objection
be displeased
take on
take up the cudgels
thumbs down
say no to
be displeased by
back-talk
shed tears
harp on
disturb
pester
repeat
vituperate
weep over
harangue
let it out
let go
break down
burst into tears
cry over
be sorry
sorrow over
wail for
shed tears over
express sorrow about
eat your heart out
sing the blues
tangle with
press charges
take to task
jaw
abuse
revile
objurate
rate
whip
go-one-on-one
mix it up with
argue with
bawl out
expostulate about
make a protest against
protest strongly at
declaim against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
oppose strongly
put up a fight against
tongue-lash
rage against
chew out
make a stand against
complain bitterly about
criticize severely
thunder against
kick up
remonstrate about
take great exception to
cry over spilt milk
UK
cry over spilled milk
US
protest to
dwell upon
dwell on
harp upon
file a complaint
beat one's breast about
beat one's breast
shoot off one's mouth
more ❯
“Victims
complain
that it takes too long to obtain a noise abatement notice requiring their neighbors to turn down the volume.”
Verb
▲
To complain or grumble about something
wail
grumble
gripe
grouse
whinge
carp
beef
grouch
bleat
bellyache
grizzle
fuss
mutter
nag
kvetch
inveigh
grump
murmur
repine
crab
holler
squawk
maunder
kick
yammer
yawp
yaup
grieve
bemoan
deplore
bewail
mourn
greet
screech
sorrow
carry on
cry the blues
raise a ruckus
kick up a storm
Verb
▲
To say something quickly and irritably
snarl
scowl
sneer
snap
growl
grumble
thunder
mutter
hurl
roar
bark
fling
fulminate
bluster
murmur
abuse
threaten
mumble
quarrel
say angrily
say brusquely
say roughly
say nastily
speak brusquely
speak angrily
speak nastily
speak roughly
lash out
lash out at
round on someone
jump down someone's throat
fly off the handle at
retort
rejoin
riposte
say abruptly
speak abruptly
flare
vent
gnarl
grunt
retaliate
shout
yelp
yell
snort
snap back
get angry
speak sharply
jump down one's throat
take it out on
bellow
holler
clamour
UK
clamor
US
cry
howl
bawl
scream
call
bay
vociferate
screech
halloo
hollo
raise your voice
sound off
rave
huff
yowl
ululate
gurl
gnar
yap
berate
shriek
whoop
cheer
yammer
rout
trumpet
cry out
call out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
decry
disparage
denigrate
belittle
deprecate
derogate
depreciate
knock
vilify
diminish
vilipend
discredit
defame
minimise
UK
minimize
US
dismiss
diss
discount
censure
malign
trash
dis
criticise
UK
criticize
US
condemn
pan
slam
asperse
attack
traduce
denounce
revile
calumniate
slate
disgrace
abuse
excoriate
undervalue
lower
underrate
blast
reprehend
detract
underestimate
lambaste
blame
reprobate
execrate
deplore
flame
downgrade
rap
pillory
anathematize
devalue
opprobriate
animadvert
hit
rail
bad-mouth
run down
poor-mouth
put down
trash-talk
play down
talk down
cry down
write off
cast aspersions on
dump on
do a number on
kiss off
inveigh against
tear into
do a hatchet job on
pull to pieces
rail against
fulminate against
disapprove of
come down on
carp at
cavil at
mark down
snipe at
take swipe at
tear to shreds
slur
rubbish
slander
slag off
smear
libel
speak ill of
drag through the mud
vituperate
deride
roast
besmirch
reproach
slight
have a go at
blacken
insult
stigmatize
US
dishonour
UK
dishonor
US
degrade
bash
stigmatise
UK
dispraise
scorn
sully
assail
pull apart
tarnish
hit out at
give a bad name
rip
scandalize
US
injure
pooh-pooh
sling mud at
blot
castigate
debase
scandalise
UK
impugn
shame
detract from
scoff at
blister
pour scorn on
drag through the mire
ridicule
smirch
defile
berate
damage
misprize
rebuke
bring into disrepute
taint
give a black eye
reprove
stain
trivialize
US
sneer at
tear down
scorch
soil
take to pieces
fling mud at
spoil
besmear
cast a slur on
muckrake
mock
reduce
spot
hammer
upbraid
blotch
deflate
lay into
contemn
trivialise
UK
speak evil of
bring discredit to
breathe on
throw mud at
befoul
spread scandal about
run smear campaign
rip up and down
minify
hold cheap
savage
disrespect
marginalize
US
find fault with
fault
arraign
reflect badly on
marginalise
UK
bring shame upon
bring shame on
cut down to size
skewer
tar and feather
pummel
US
bag
make light of
pummelled
UK
demean
treat lightly
do down
cheapen
disdain
reprimand
take down
pick holes in
speak badly of
blacken the name of
scold
curse
skin
slag
backbite
monster
denunciate
disapprove
undermine
proscribe
jump on
downplay
throw brickbats at
lessen
despise
objurgate
chastise
mudsling
scathe
slash
humiliate
taunt
nag
inveigh
embarrass
laugh at
poison
remonstrate
sell short
dress down
take down a peg
find fault
spread lies about
sully the reputation of
abominate
lambast
declaim
reject
devaluate
downcry
chide
potshot
belabor
US
misrepresent
disesteem
belie
object
discountenance
offend
sneer
oppose
maul
call out
rate
persecute
oppress
prejudice
blemish
zing
take to task
belabour
UK
hose
tell lies about
give something a bad press
call down
lace into
laugh off
pooh pooh
run a smear campaign against
sling mud
animadvert on
put away
take a swipe at
frown upon
back-bite
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
cut to the quick
poor mouth
give some stick to
blacken the reputation of
blacken the character of
conduct a smear campaign against
pick at
kick up a fuss about
protest against
vituperate against
cut down
kick up a stink about
rip up
swear at
comminate
poormouth
compromise
humble
villainize
spurn
badmouth
question
crush
make fun of
gibe
gird
twit
jeer
scoff
mistrust
repudiate
mortify
snub
comment negatively
blackguard
ruin
make little of
prosecute
put hooks in
impeach
ostracise
UK
indict
ostracize
US
tear to pieces
gossip about
give comeuppance
knock off high horse
ride
slang
miscall
think little of
talk trash
condescend
weaken
take a dig at
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
write down
look down on
decrease
bring down
look down one's nose at
knock off
lie about
cast slur on
deign
withdraw
be rude to
call names
blow off
shout at
cuss out
declaim against
criticize unfairly
bad mouth
give black eye
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
show up
charge with
detest
express strong disapproval of
mess with
abhor
fustigate
hate
discommend
expostulate
negate
soft-pedal
crucify
lash
carp
loathe
sledge
knock down
cast down
gloss over
brush aside
clobber
not support
rage
cut rate
take away from
rant
trim
fluff
slog
zap
slug
subtract from
spout
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
complain about
bag on
skin alive
pass judgment
pass strictures upon
give the business
give a bad press to
nitpick about
pick to pieces
nit-pick
give bad press
cut up
throw shade
cut to bits
nag at
give flak to
demonize
US
dig
jinx
storm
demonise
UK
regard with disgust
feel aversion to
feel disgust for
thunder
feel revulsion to
cane
protest
blacken someone's name
frame
understate
punish
judge
squash
sully someone's reputation
pronounce
name
adjudge
defame someone's character
fume
squelch
kick
rag on
demur
fulminate
rave
huff
let someone have it
speak out
except
give someone a bad press
rant and rave
declare unfit
make a stand
argue
send up
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
send up the river
challenge
go on about
mouth off about
take a stand
vociferate about
animadvert upon
shoot down
recriminate
dissent
gripe
dispute
sour grapes
shoot full of holes
object strongly to
take exception
make a fuss about
sound off
argue against
lodge a protest against
take issue with
take issue
express disagreement with
take exception to
raise objections to
complain vociferously about
oppose strongly
take a stand against
speak out against
express disapproval of
flay
admonish
affront
chew out
outrage
carpet
wound
bawl out
snoot
high-hat
sniff at
give a rocket
haul over the coals
ream out
look down upon
remonstrate with
tear off a strip
give someone a roasting
slap
rag
give someone hell
read the riot act
rail at
give someone a rollicking
rap over the knuckles
upset
lecture
keelhaul
bollock
give someone a bollocking
jeer at
tear a strip off
rant at
pitch into
tick off
tell off
annoy
hurt
baste
harangue
needle
score
jaw
wig
row
give someone a caning
give someone a mouthful
give someone a telling-off
give someone a wigging
pull up
treat with contempt
give someone what for
give someone a dressing-down
give a talking-to
give someone an earful
tongue-lash
give someone a row
take apart
give someone a rating
provoke
distress
tease
lampoon
give offence to
hurt somebody's feelings
poke fun at
give something a battering
rake over the coals
put your back up
criticize severely
blow up at
give someone some stick
sail into
jump down one's throat
slap down
show contempt for
go for the jugular
rib
kid
aggravate
josh
pique
vex
displease
jive
irritate
banter
gall
pain
bother
disgruntle
anger
irk
rollick
disregard
shock
sting
disturb
disoblige
cavil
scout
put out
ream
make a fool of
slap someone's wrist
hold up to ridicule
treat contemptuously
send someone away with a flea in their ear
slap on the wrist
walk over
make jokes about
pull one's leg
put on the mat
be contemptuous about
hold in contempt
take the mickey
treat disrespectfully
turn your nose up at
jibe at
take the piss out of
jump all over
turn up one's nose at
thumb nose at
tear apart
refute
blow up
give a tongue-lashing
jump down someone's throat
harsh
destroy
weigh into
give someone bondi
come down hard on
argue with
assault verbally
be allergic to
regard with contempt
chew
rake
disagree with
criticize strongly
bring under fire
review unfavorably
misbid
misrespect
shellac
whip
beat
lash out at
give someone a carpeting
eat out
go on at
criticize hatefully
give one hell
take to the woodshed
lay on
call to task
give the devil
accuse
lesson
jawbone
point the finger
jump on one's case
start on
pile in
lash out
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
start in
take on
rankle
disgust
charge
think badly of
climb all over
express disapprobation
express disapprobation of
stick it to
tax
put
stiff
feel contempt for
sneeze at
give a zinger
confront
hit where one lives
make somebody's hackles rise
ruffle one's feathers
raise your hackles
give the cold shoulder
cut
make sport of
make a monkey of
goof on
make a monkey out of
show contempt
laugh to scorn
wind up
sling off at
poke mullock at
be sarcastic about
stiff-arm
cold-shoulder
gripe about
chasten
grouch about
call to account
bellyache about
hold accountable
hold someone to blame
quibble about
carp about
whinge about
moan about
complain to
grouse about
beef about
whine about
nitpick over
hold responsible
sound off about
find lacking
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
lay out
lean on
jape
grieve
haze
get
raz
torment
squib
ruffle
trouble
traumatize
US
discomfort
shun
satirize
US
satirise
UK
anguish
sadden
abase
exasperate
rile
torture
traumatise
UK
make miserable
do in
cause suffering to
gnaw at
shake up
hurt the feelings of
nettle
miff
disconcert
agitate
peeve
dismay
step on one's toes
cause offence to
cut dead
nark
aggrieve
antagonize
US
rattle
spite
jar
fret
bug
spit on
be scornful about
heap scorn on
turn back on
curl your lip at
spit in the face of
turn down
spit in the eye of
give offence
rub up the wrong way
turn off
be disagreeable
rankle with
horrify
get to
hack off
tread on someone's toes
antagonise
UK
cause offense
be an affront to
be offensive
put someone's nose out of joint
get your goat
more ❯
Verb
▲
To object to
mind
care
disapprove
object
resent
disagree
dislike
demur
deplore
take offence
UK
be affronted
be annoyed
be bothered
be offended
be resentful
be troubled
be upset
care a hoot
care a toss
give a hoot
give a toss
look askance
take offense
US
be opposed
care a rap
give a rap
Verb
▲
To grind or grate with an audible noise
creak
grind
grate
screech
squeal
rasp
scrape
squeak
groan
jar
rub
scratch
sound
chirr
scrunch
screak
grit
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