Synonyms for plaint
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A complaint.
Forms
- Plural
- plaints → complaints, wails, laments, lamentations…
Example sentences
- complaint I don't want to hear another complaint about you.
- murmur Have you ever been diagnosed with a heart murmur?
- wail Yanni heard a police car briefly wail its siren outside.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| plaint | falling | |
| complaint | falling | |
| murmur | rising | |
| wail | rising | |
| lamentation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- cry1
- 4 letters
- moan1, wail1
- 6 letters
- lament2, murmur2
- 7 letters
- whimper2
- 9 letters
- complaint2
- 11 letters
- lamentation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lament2 = 2 syllables).