English

Detailed Synonyms for complain in English

complain:

to complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)

  1. to complain
    to complain; put in a complaint
  2. to complain
    to nag; to complain; complaint; to deplore; to gripe; harp
    • nag verb (nags, nagged, nagging)
    • complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)
    • complaint verb
    • deplore verb (deplores, deplored, deploring)
    • gripe verb (gripes, griped, griping)
    • harp verb
  3. to complain
    to grumble; to complain; to grouse; bellyache; to gripe
    • grumble verb (grumbles, grumbled, grumbling)
    • complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)
    • grouse verb (grouses, groused, grousing)
    • bellyache verb
    • gripe verb (gripes, griped, griping)
  4. to complain
    to complain; to object; to protest
    • complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)
    • object verb (objects, objected, objecting)
    • protest verb (protests, protested, protesting)
  5. to complain
    raise objections; to complain
  6. to complain
    to reclaim; to complain; to claim back; to call in
    • reclaim verb (reclaims, reclaimed, reclaiming)
    • complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)
    • claim back verb (claims back, claimed back, claiming back)
    • call in verb (calls in, called in, calling in)
  7. to complain
    to lament; to wail; to complain; to make complaints
    • lament verb (laments, lamented, lamenting)
    • wail verb (wails, wailed, wailing)
    • complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)
    • make complaints verb (makes complaints, made complaints, making complaints)
  8. to complain
    to sputter; to crackle; to complain; to mutter; to mumble; to bluster; to grumble
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • crackle verb (crackles, crackled, crackling)
    • complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)
    • mutter verb (mutters, muttered, muttering)
    • mumble verb (mumbles, mumbled, mumbling)
    • bluster verb (blusters, blustered, blustering)
    • grumble verb (grumbles, grumbled, grumbling)
  9. to complain
    to yammer; to complain; to wail; to whinge
    • yammer verb (yammers, yammered, yammering)
    • complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)
    • wail verb (wails, wailed, wailing)
    • whinge verb (whinges, whinged, whinging)
  10. to complain
    – make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge 1
    to complain
    – make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge 1
    • complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)
      • The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client1
  11. to complain
    – express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness 1
    plain; to complain; to kick; sound off; kvetch; quetch
    – express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness 1
    • plain verb
    • complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)
      • My mother complains all day1
    • kick verb (kicks, kicked, kicking)
      • She has a lot to kick about1
    • sound off verb
    • kvetch verb
    • quetch verb

Conjugations for complain:

present
  1. complain
  2. complain
  3. complains
  4. complain
  5. complain
  6. complain
simple past
  1. complained
  2. complained
  3. complained
  4. complained
  5. complained
  6. complained
present perfect
  1. have complained
  2. have complained
  3. has complained
  4. have complained
  5. have complained
  6. have complained
past continuous
  1. was complaining
  2. were complaining
  3. was complaining
  4. were complaining
  5. were complaining
  6. were complaining
future
  1. shall complain
  2. will complain
  3. will complain
  4. shall complain
  5. will complain
  6. will complain
continuous present
  1. am complaining
  2. are complaining
  3. is complaining
  4. are complaining
  5. are complaining
  6. are complaining
subjunctive
  1. be complained
  2. be complained
  3. be complained
  4. be complained
  5. be complained
  6. be complained
diverse
  1. complain!
  2. let's complain!
  3. complained
  4. complaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "complain":

  1. make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge1
    • The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client1
  2. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness1
    • My mother complains all day1

Related Synonyms for complain