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 But complainants can file an appeal with the California Department of Education, depending on the district’s determination. —

Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026 While his name is redacted in the interview, an email sent days later identifies the complainant as officer Michael Kearins, and a subpoena for Kearins by OIG agents is included in the files. —

Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026 Two of the claimants were complainants who gave evidence during Spacey's 2023 criminal trial in London, where the now 66-year-old actor was acquitted of all charges. —

Reuters, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026 The deputy chief magistrate, Tan Ikram, ordered that Partey is not to contact directly or indirectly this new complainant, in line with the bail conditions he was served previously. —

James McNicholas, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for complainant

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plaintiff

Noun

The Google mass arbitration may be the first to seek to represent corporate plaintiffs, as most of the group legal proceedings to date have sought to arbitrate consumer or labor-related claims.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
In a footnote, the plaintiff clarified that his brother was also present at the time of the incident and that neither of them engaged in inappropriate conduct toward the unidentified woman.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026