BEEFS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

beefs 1 of 2

noun

plural of beef

as in complaints

an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment had to deal with an angry customer with a beef about our service

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beefs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of beef

as in complains

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined

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Recent Examples of beefs

Noun

Instead of headline-making beefs that stand the test of time, today’s critics might be the subject of a petulant DM or a horde-summoning quote tweet. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026 And mostly, the comedian known for his savage takedowns and viral beefs is keeping his cool. — Timothy Bella, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 But however janky, the system just about works for the ornery menfolk muddling their way through it, with their many beefs mostly resolved with a bottle of lethally alcoholic local tipple chacha, or a punch to the face, or both. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Certain rap battles and beefs turn deadly. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 June 2026 Lessons have been learned, boundaries are being drawn, and the beefs of yesterday are all water under the bridge. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026 Mabrey, at least as of the first week of training camp, still had several semi-serious telecommunications beefs. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 May 2026 The city says it doesn’t get involved in beefs between neighbors. — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026 Cash’s twist in Lost Lambs makes conspiracy a practice honed by young girls, the kinds of people at the center of Pizzagate and rap beefs and the Epstein files. — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefs

Noun

The legislation gives the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection authority to investigate complaints and issue fines of up to $1,000 per violation.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Newport Beach City Councilman Erik Weigand, whose wife is a school board trustee, says he's been receiving many complaints.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of complaints

Verb

In his journals Steinbeck complains about how sore his fingers got after writing with pencils all day long.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Thomas complains about being stuck in the Keanu Reeves movie Speed, which sends Paladin off on a surprisingly indignant, knowledgeable pop-culture rant.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of complains

Noun

Indeed, how this film plays with Japan’s atomic grievances, tapping into a generation’s latent rage and the notion that opportunity is just tragedy that has shed its skin, feels like a culmination of 30-plus years of storytelling with the character.

— Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
The litany of grievances underlines the scale of the challenge facing France, which is already grappling with a slow growth and ballooning debt.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of grievances

Noun

Irwin’s Argan gripes), there are usually also some cute kids trying to get married and some derpy impediment to their union.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Chime in with your questions, concerns, gripes, and hopes, and be prepared to have your life changed for the better—or, at the very least, to laugh a lot.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of gripes

Noun

The other main track of Diamanda’s career is her interpretations of old standards, Gospel songs, laments, and folk tunes.

— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026
Her laments are now laced with fury, as genocidal wars and murderous technologies join global warming in the twenty-first century’s third decade.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026