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- a warning that if there were any more complaints, we were turning around and not going to the beach after all
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- challenge,
- demur,
- expostulation,
- kick,
- niggle
- [chiefly British],
- objection,
- protest,
- quibble,
- remonstrance,
- stink
Near Antonyms for complaint
- approval,
- endorsement
- (also indorsement),
- sanction
- the condo development proceeded despite the complaints of the neighborhood residents
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- filed a complaint in court
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- charge,
- count,
- indictment,
- rap
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- takes a slew of medicines for his many complaints
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A Complaint About Using 'Lawsuit' For...
A Complaint About Using 'Lawsuit' For 'Complaint'
The complaint comes first; the suit follows.
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“Complaint.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complaint. Accessed 10 December 2019.
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The first known use of complaint was in the 14th century
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