Synonyms of grievances

grievances

noun

plural of grievance

1

as in grudges

a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong

this is no place to air your grievances against him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grudges
• resentments
• scores
• hostilities
• downs
• complaints
• condemnations
• animosities
• antagonisms
• enmities
• antipathies
• malices
• spleens
• spites
• offenses
• umbrages
• peeves
• piques
• rancors
• malevolences
• venoms
• dudgeons
• despites
• huffs

2

as in complaints

an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment

she decided to file a formal grievance against the utility company

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grievances

And with this no longer just being a student movement, as trade unions and Yellow Vests join in, voicing grievances over the cost of living and calling on Macron to go, the anger is unlikely to subside anytime soon. — Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

For most, the choice then narrows to either carrying one’s grievances to the grave or mustering the courage and resolve to defect. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Today, health populism takes shape in the Make America Healthy Again movement, which is rooted in part in grievances over how medical authority has dismissed patients, especially women. — Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026

The concessions target the school grievances that helped ignite the unrest. — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The current wave of protests across France suggests that these grievances should have been heard long ago. — Léo Keler, The Dial, 27 Oct. 2026

Pennsylvania coal miners offer another example of past grievances passed down in the form of ghost stories. — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

The unrest began in France in mid-September with student demonstrations over school conditions, then spread to other countries, where protests have centered on local grievances. — Amanda MacIas, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Ontide management reported that worker turnover attributable to harassment and unresolved grievances had declined substantially; however, the report did not provide figures to quantify that change. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026