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Detailed Synonyms for complain in English

complain:

to complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)

  1. to complain
    to complain; put in a complaint
  2. to complain
    to nag; to complain; complaint; to deplore; to gripe; harp
    • nag verbe (nags, nagged, nagging)
    • complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)
    • complaint verbe
    • deplore verbe (deplores, deplored, deploring)
    • gripe verbe (gripes, griped, griping)
    • harp verbe
  3. to complain
    to grumble; to complain; to grouse; bellyache; to gripe
    • grumble verbe (grumbles, grumbled, grumbling)
    • complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)
    • grouse verbe (grouses, groused, grousing)
    • bellyache verbe
    • gripe verbe (gripes, griped, griping)
  4. to complain
    to complain; to object; to protest
    • complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)
    • object verbe (objects, objected, objecting)
    • protest verbe (protests, protested, protesting)
  5. to complain
    raise objections; to complain
  6. to complain
    to reclaim; to complain; to claim back; to call in
    • reclaim verbe (reclaims, reclaimed, reclaiming)
    • complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)
    • claim back verbe (claims back, claimed back, claiming back)
    • call in verbe (calls in, called in, calling in)
  7. to complain
    to lament; to wail; to complain; to make complaints
    • lament verbe (laments, lamented, lamenting)
    • wail verbe (wails, wailed, wailing)
    • complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)
    • make complaints verbe (makes complaints, made complaints, making complaints)
  8. to complain
    to sputter; to crackle; to complain; to mutter; to mumble; to bluster; to grumble
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • crackle verbe (crackles, crackled, crackling)
    • complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)
    • mutter verbe (mutters, muttered, muttering)
    • mumble verbe (mumbles, mumbled, mumbling)
    • bluster verbe (blusters, blustered, blustering)
    • grumble verbe (grumbles, grumbled, grumbling)
  9. to complain
    to yammer; to complain; to wail; to whinge
    • yammer verbe (yammers, yammered, yammering)
    • complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)
    • wail verbe (wails, wailed, wailing)
    • whinge verbe (whinges, whinged, whinging)
  10. to complain
    – make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge 1
    to complain
    – make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge 1
    • complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)
      • The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client1
  11. to complain
    – express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness 1
    plain; to complain; to kick; quetch; sound off; kvetch
    – express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness 1
    • plain verbe
    • complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)
      • My mother complains all day1
    • kick verbe (kicks, kicked, kicking)
      • She has a lot to kick about1
    • quetch verbe
    • sound off verbe
    • kvetch verbe

Conjugations for complain:

present
  1. complain
  2. complain
  3. complains
  4. complain
  5. complain
  6. complain
simple past
  1. complained
  2. complained
  3. complained
  4. complained
  5. complained
  6. complained
present perfect
  1. have complained
  2. have complained
  3. has complained
  4. have complained
  5. have complained
  6. have complained
past continuous
  1. was complaining
  2. were complaining
  3. was complaining
  4. were complaining
  5. were complaining
  6. were complaining
future
  1. shall complain
  2. will complain
  3. will complain
  4. shall complain
  5. will complain
  6. will complain
continuous present
  1. am complaining
  2. are complaining
  3. is complaining
  4. are complaining
  5. are complaining
  6. are complaining
subjunctive
  1. be complained
  2. be complained
  3. be complained
  4. be complained
  5. be complained
  6. be complained
diverse
  1. complain!
  2. let's complain!
  3. complained
  4. complaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "complain":

  1. make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge1
    • The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client1
  2. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness1
    • My mother complains all day1

Related Synonyms for complain