Synonyms of complaints

complaints

noun

plural of complaint

1

as in whines

an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment

a warning that if there were any more complaints, we were turning around and not going to the beach after all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whines
• grievances
• moans
• laments
• bitches
• gripes
• grumbles
• fusses
• whimpers
• beefs
• plaints
• murmurs
• objections
• squawks
• wails
• protests
• whinges
• bleats
• grouses
• carps
• grouches
• hollers
• challenges
• quibbles
• misereres
• remonstrances
• expostulations
• kvetches
• yammers
• stinks
• demurs
• niggles
• kicks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• commendations
• plaudits
• praises
• acclaim
• sanctions
• approvals
• endorsements
• applauses

2

as in objections

a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent

the condo development proceeded despite the complaints of the neighborhood residents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• objections
• exceptions
• questions
• protests
• criticisms
• challenges
• expostulations
• remonstrances
• difficulties
• demurrers
• stinks
• suspicions
• doubts
• demurrals
• disputes
• fusses
• qualms
• misgivings
• demurs
• quibbles
• kicks
• misunderstandings
• quarrels
• squabbles
• skepticism
• compunctions
• dissents
• arguments
• scruples
• censures
• debates
• uncertainties
• distrust
• rebellions
• statics
• mistrust
• cavils
• niggles
• reservations
• conflicts
• disobediences
• reluctances
• defiances
• hassles
• dubitations
• indeterminations
• misdoubts
• dubieties
• incertitudes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanctions
• approvals
• agreements
• acceptances
• assents
• acquiescences
• compliances
• obediences

3

as in indictments

a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person

filed a complaint in court

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indictments
• counts
• allegations
• charges
• accusations
• raps
• pleas
• countercharges
• denunciations
• condemnations
• insinuations
• implications
• impeachments
• innuendos
• imputations
• recriminations
• counteraccusations
• censures
• criminations
• arraignments
• incriminations

4

as in illnesses

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning

takes a slew of medicines for his many complaints

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illnesses
• ailments
• diseases
• ills
• conditions
• sicknesses
• fevers
• disorders
• infections
• bugs
• attacks
• complications
• maladies
• infirmities
• troubles
• ails
• distempers
• plagues
• distemperatures
• affections
• weaknesses
• contagious diseases
• bouts
• contagions
• debilities
• malaises
• spells
• matters
• contagia
• decrepitudes
• fits
• epidemics
• pips
• pests
• pestilences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of complaints

Asadi-Moghaddam and Seneker do not have any discipline cases or public complaints against them, according to their license verification pages on the Florida Department of Health website. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Within hours, complaints began appearing online from people who said their new phones developed cracks along the folding display. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Amid complaints of too many tourists and bad behavior, which have led to clashes between residents and visitors, Shibuya’s local government has been trying to change the district’s fashionable reputation. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

People asked about taxes and finances on the street in Moscow responded with a mix of complaints and resignation. — David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Sabatini also questioned the origins of the complaints received after news organizations published excerpts of the messages. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

More than half of those lawsuits (about 115) are tied specifically to the new eligibility rules, the rest to questions over involvement with professional teams along with all other case-by-case complaints. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

These complaints have not proven gas station non-compliance, so The Observer is not naming the gas stations users claim overcharged. — Eva Flowe october 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026

In Grass Valley, the Police Department indefinitely suspended its use of the cameras in August following complaints from residents. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026