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 Currently, the Police Oversight office allows complainants to resolve more minor complaints, like when an officer is rude, by asking that the officer's supervisor to talk to them about their conduct. —

Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026 One of the five complainants is an HHS employee who needs a top surgery revision and to continue hormone therapy. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026 The complainant was able to provide police with screenshots of the text message conversation between Moore and his sister, the affidavit says. —

Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2026 The Door County Sheriff's Office said there is no active investigation because the office is waiting for the complainant to provide more information about what happened. —

Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for complainant

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plaintiff

Noun

The Supreme Court’s decision offered no guidance on remediation for importers that paid into the IEEPA tariff scheme, though justices questioned both lawyers for the plaintiffs and the defense about what such a process might look like during oral arguments in November.

— Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
The suit was filed on behalf of two anonymous plaintiffs affected by the law, who are trans men.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026