GROUCHES Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

grouches 1 of 2

noun

plural of grouch

as in complainers

an irritable and complaining person an uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick

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as in whines

an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment it wouldn't be a workday if we didn't hear his daily grouch about how bad the coffee is

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grouches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of grouch

as in complains

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely always seems to be grouching about the weather

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Noun

Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?

— Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Definition of complainers

Noun

Sturridge’s speech was one thing, but there will be more serious complaints from Brazil if people feel their great hope is being overlooked.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The Wisconsin Elections Commission referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney's office, paving the way for prosecutors to decide if Musk should be charged.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of complaints

Verb

Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Changes in Water Pressure Ragsdale’s antenna immediately goes up when a homeowner complains about low water pressure.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of complains

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Today, its mangroves buffer Odisha’s vulnerable coastline against frequent cyclones and provide breeding grounds for fish, prawns, and crabs that sustain thousands of fisher families.

— Kalpana Sunder, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Zago now pulls up cages full of crabs from his traditional fishing cabin built on stilts over the Scardovari lagoon in the Veneto region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of crabs

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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, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of grievances

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In 2022, a group calling itself the America First SOS Coalition endorsed a slate of cranks and quacks who ran for secretary of state in 14 states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Trump cranks heat on Warsh Friday’s comments show Trump resuming his pressure campaign against the Fed, which had eased since the appointment of Warsh, his handpicked successor to Jerome Powell.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of cranks

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Wails and moans of grief interspersed the chanting, until the small coffin was lowered into the grave.

— Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
On the second call, the medical alert company employee connected a local 911 call-taker to audio from the home, where the woman's moans of pain and threats by a man could be heard.

— David Clarey, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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