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Synonyms & Antonyms of beef
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- had to deal with an angry customer with a beef about our service
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- challenge,
- demur,
- expostulation,
- kick,
- niggle
- [chiefly British],
- objection,
- protest,
- quibble,
- remonstrance,
- stink
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- approval,
- endorsement
- (also indorsement),
- sanction
- a heavyweight wrestler with a good deal of beef
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of beef (Entry 2 of 2)
- he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined
Synonyms for beef
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- caterwaul,
- complain,
- crab,
- croak,
- fuss,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- inveigh,
- keen,
- kick,
- kvetch,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- moan,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- wail,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup),
- yowl
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“Beef.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beef. Accessed 18 January 2020.
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The first known use of beef was in the 13th century
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