COMPLAINANT Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

complainant

noun

kəm-ˈplā-nənt

as in plaintiff

the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another the complainant charged that the defendant had broken the ironclad contract that both had signed

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Recent Examples of complainant Each complaint would first receive a preliminary interview with the complainant, conducted by an uninvolved supervisor and then forwarded for determination of the appropriate level of investigation. —

Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026 The complainant’s identity was not revealed. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2026 The move comes after policies were earlier introduced by Meta that complainants say may unfairly prevent rival AI providers from offering their business services through WhatsApp. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026 In February, he was subsequently charged with two further counts of rape relating to a separate complainant. —

Colin Millar, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for complainant

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plaintiff

Noun

Former Republican Secretary of State and election law attorney Scott Gessler, who represented plaintiffs in court, says Democrats tried to circumvent the constitution by bringing two separate but interdependent measures.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 30 June 2026
For example, if a water heater explodes in a house and the plaintiff tries to go up the ownership chain to reach the ultimate beneficial owners, that will be an inside liability.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026