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

Food price spikes can also exacerbate grievances and lead to riots that destabilize governments; anger over hunger, for example, set the conditions for the Arab Spring protests. — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

But online, snippets of the Ontario fire videos are being shared, fueling grievances over the growing cost of living and stagnant wages. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Both locals allege Ford has repeatedly violated a part of Article VII in the union's national contract that outlines how grievances are handled. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Indeed, economic grievances prompted days of nationwide demonstrations in January – quelled only when security forces killed at least 7,000 people, and perhaps thousands more. — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

An art installation by the Guerilla Girls, anonymous artist activists, invited fans to air their grievances on chalkboards. — James Pollard, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

The unrest appeared to have been triggered by grievances over rising insecurity, including rampant jihadi attacks that have led to the mass killing of soldiers in the last year. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Group chats have—rightfully—earned a reputation as containers for gossips or for the airing of grievances that someone might not want to fully offer out loud to the public, and mine are not absent those things, from time to time. — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026

Many readers — some likely joking — shared their grievances with Elmo. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026