Synonyms for complaining
- adjective
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Continuously expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance.
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Complaining is by speech or writing; murmuring is commonly said of half-repressed utterance; repining of the mental act alone.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- grumbling Stop your grumbling and get the work out of the way.
- whiny Huh? Don't be so whiny! And you call yourself a man!
- peevish Tom woke up feeling rather peevish.
- querulous The storekeeper, Tom Jackson, is a querulous man.
By length
- 5 letters
- whiny2
- 7 letters
- fretful2, peevish2
- 9 letters
- grumbling3, plaintive2, querulous3
- 12 letters
- discontented4, complaintive
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (whiny2 = 2 syllables).