Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Thesaurus

complainer

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of complainer

1 a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things

  • she early on got a reputation as a complainer after finding fault with her work space
Synonyms of complainer

baby, bellyacher, crybaby, fussbudget, fusser, fusspot, griper, grumbler, kvetch, kvetcher, sniveler, whiner
Words Related to complainer

bawler, bleater, moaner, screamer, squawker, wailer, weeper

crab, grump, malcontent
Near Antonyms of complainer

happy camper

2 an irritable and complaining person

  • a chronic complainer
Synonyms of complainer

bear, bellyacher, crab, crank, croaker, crosspatch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouch, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner
Words Related to complainer

hunks

malcontent, sorehead

grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport

defeatist, pessimist

faultfinder, kicker, nagger, nitpicker, objector, quibbler, repiner

crock [slang], hypochondriac
Near Antonyms of complainer

optimist, Pollyanna

happy camper

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up complainer? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments hide comments

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games