Synonyms of complaining

complaining 1 of 2

adjective

as in protesting

Related Words

• protesting
• grumbling
• griping
• kvetching
• whining
• fussing
• squawking
• unforgiving
• uncompromising
• impatient
• intolerant
• unyielding

Dissimilar Words

• patient
• enduring
• abiding
• tolerant
• accepting
• willing
• forgiving
• forbearing
• resigned
• uncomplaining
• long-suffering
• indulgent

complaining

2 of 2

verb

present participle of complain

as in whining

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whining
• screaming
• moaning
• muttering
• grumbling
• bitching
• worrying
• whimpering
• griping
• crying
• growling
• squealing
• kicking
• grousing
• murmuring
• nagging
• squawking
• yammering
• hollering
• carping
• whinging
• wailing
• bellyaching
• protesting
• beefing
• repining
• bleating
• grouching
• inveighing
• kvetching
• fussing
• yowling
• grumping
• keening
• grizzling
• crabbing
• caterwauling
• croaking
• yawping
• kicking up a fuss
• sobbing
• maundering
• quarreling (with)
• quibbling
• objecting (to)
• lamenting
• fretting
• bemoaning
• bewailing
• stewing
• blubbering
• deploring
• caviling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• delighting
• accepting
• taking
• tolerating
• enduring
• crowing
• bearing
• cheering
• applauding
• commending
• countenancing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of complaining

Adjective

An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026

Verb

By July, morale among immigration officers had dipped below its nadir during the Biden Administration, with agents now complaining of being overextended, inundated with novice recruits, and undermined by inflammatory rhetoric from on high. — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Some 35,000 plaintiffs were compensated after complaining of personal injury and property damage to their homes. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Right now, protesters in France are complaining about crumbling schools, the lack of teachers, and the overall high cost of living. — Erika Beras, NPR, 31 Oct. 2026

The San Diego stations drivers are complaining about are privately owned. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

But when mother Fumiko (Asami Usuda) comments that their youngest was complaining about never seeing her father (Takahiro Miura) smile, the cracks beneath this veneer of domestic bliss quickly become apparent. — James Marsh, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

Even Republican incumbents are complaining that the president’s actions in Iran are dragging down their chances of being reelected. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026

Some recordings captured Shock Battalion officers complaining that cameras prevented them from killing suspects. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Republicans in Congress have quietly watched this happen without so much as complaining, much less trying to interfere. — Andrew Koppelman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026