Antonyms for complain
kəmˈpleɪncom·plain

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1. complainverb

   Synonyms:
   kvetch, whinge, grouse, moan, whine, bitch, gripe, beef, grumble, grump

2. complainverb

   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, beef

3. complainverb

   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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. 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.

   Antonyms:
   applaud, approve, commend, eulogize, laud, praise

   Synonyms:
   croak, find fault, growl, grumble, grunt, murmur, remonstrate, repine

   Preposition:
   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.

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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"

   Antonyms:
   chirk up, cheer up, cheer

   Synonyms:
   recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, kick, strike up, kick back, animadvert, speak out, sound off, opine, speak up

2. complainverb

   make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge

   "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"

   Antonyms:
   cheer, chirk up, cheer up

   Synonyms:
   kick, kvetch, plain, sound off, quetch

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1. complainverb

   Synonyms:
   murmur, repine, grumble, whine, croak

How to use complain in a sentence?

1. Armando Risalazu:

   I cant complain, sales are good.

2. Chris Martin:

   While others may easily complain online of experiencing something similar under other circumstances.

3. Atlanta OB-GYN Dr. Katherine Babaliaros:

   A lot of women complain, telling me :' Oh my gosh, the vaginal discharge is incredible !' it's harmless unless there's irritation, turns yellow or green, or has a strange odor, in which case it needs to be checked out by your doctor.

4. Hunter Biden:

   Look, this -- Especially Trump is so bad as This President, and so corrupt as This President, that everybody in America who has ever been involved in politics, especially if they have a billion dollars, thinks they could beat Especially Trump. Maybe they could, and so what do you have to do ? I'm the guy sitting on the top of the pyramid. I get it. I'm Hunter Biden. Never complain, never explain.

5. Katherine Hepburn:

   Never complain. Never explain.

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