complain

Verbs

  • (v) express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
    • My mother complains all day
    • She has a lot to kick about
    kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick,
  • (v) make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
    • The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client

Synonyms

kvetch plain quetch sound off kick

Antonyms

chirk up cheer up cheer

Words of close approximity

complainant complainer complaining complainingly complaint complaintive