Synonyms of griping

griping 1 of 2

adjective

as in complaining

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

griping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of gripe

1

as in annoying

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

constant complaints from the customers griped her to the point where she started snapping back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoying
• bothering
• irritating
• bugging
• persecuting
• aggravating
• getting
• eating
• itching
• exasperating
• grating
• nettling
• worrying
• chafing
• irking
• riling
• infuriating
• spiting
• galling
• vexing
• teasing
• angering
• peeving
• ruffling
• narking
• burning (up)
• rasping
• frosting
• hacking (off)
• plaguing
• piquing
• insulting
• wearing on
• getting to
• nagging
• provoking
• putting out
• heckling
• harassing
• hassling
• badgering
• sticking in one's craw
• upsetting
• rubbing the wrong way
• setting one's teeth on edge
• rousing
• enraging
• getting on one's nerves
• pestering
• getting one's goat
• agitating
• offending
• antagonizing
• rankling
• fretting
• inflaming
• maddening
• distressing
• harrying
• incensing
• baiting
• exercising
• unsettling
• roiling
• disquieting
• discomforting
• perturbing
• outraging
• bullyragging
• undoing
• affronting
• unhinging
• deviling
• hagriding
• miffing
• discomposing
• freaking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• placating
• appeasing
• pacifying
• obliging
• gratifying
• satisfying
• conciliating
• pleasing
• mollifying
• delighting
• cheering
• assuring
• propitiating
• reassuring
• comforting
• soothing
• consoling
• quieting
• contenting
• gladdening
• solacing

2

as in screaming

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

her tendency to gripe constantly drove everyone away

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of griping

Verb

There were some hints of that in the layoffs yesterday, with the TV studio group hit particularly hard as agents and producers had been griping that the current setup didn’t make a lot of sense. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

After the initial buzz wore off, some shoppers started griping about noise levels and the quality of food at some outlets. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

They are said to have been close, with Iger providing notes on Marvel projects and griping about compensation issues to the comic book impresario (both topics expected to be addressed in the book). — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

The trick is to avoid second-guessing, worrying, griping or doing other things that waste time, according to Schore. — CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Enjoy that possibility, rather than griping about the lack of historic pedigree between two finalists with only one Cup title apiece. — Greg Cote june 10, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026

The return of Rachel Reilly was gloriously entertaining, there was no static majority alliance simply mowing down the opposition, and there were griping eliminations along the way. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026

There’s a bit of griping about the power of Michele Kang in women’s football. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 May 2026

It’s made clear that the chief antagonist is Philip, who starts off by griping that Madeleine isn’t confining herself to her half of the suite. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026