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bellyaching - 13 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | bellyache |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | bemoan, fuss, gripe, groan, grumble, protest, protest, whine, bitch |
| Antonyms: | appreciate, praise, be happy |
| Main Entry: | carping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complaining |
| Synonyms: | censorious, critical, disparaging, fault-finding, grouchy, grumbling, hypercritical, niggling, quibbling, scathing, bellyaching, caviling, criticizing, deprecatory, griping, grousing, kvetching, moaning, nagging, nit-picking, overcritical, whining |
| Antonyms: | complimentary, forgiving |
| Main Entry: | disgruntled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unhappy; critical |
| Synonyms: | annoyed, crabby, cranky, disappointed, discontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, grouchy, grumpy, irritable, irritated, malcontent, peeved, peevish, petulant, put out, sulky, sullen, testy, bad tempered, bellyaching, crabbing, griping, grousing, kicking, kvetching, malcontented, uncontent, ungratified, vexed |
| Antonyms: | contented, happy, pleased, satisfied, uncritical |
| Main Entry: | malcontent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dissatisfied |
| Synonyms: | complaining, discontented, disgruntled, unhappy, unsatisfied, belly-aching |
| Main Entry: | plaintive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pathetic, woebegone |
| Synonyms: | cantankerous, crabby*, cranky*, disconsolate, doleful, grief-stricken, grievous, grumpy*, heartrending, lamenting, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, out of sorts*, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, rueful, sad, sorrowful, wistful, woeful, beefing, bellyaching, grousing, saddening, wailing |
| Notes: | a plaintiff is the party who brings an action in a court of law, while plaintive means expressive of sorrow or melancholy |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | complaining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | objecting |
| Synonyms: | critical, discontented, grumbling, lamenting, malcontent, mourning, peevish, querulous, weeping, accusing, bellyaching, bewailing, charging, deploring, disapproving, dissenting, fretting, moaning, murmuring, protesting, regretting, repining, resentful, whining |
| Antonyms: | appreciating, enjoying, praising |
| Main Entry: | complain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grumble about |
| Synonyms: | accuse, ascribe, attack, beef*, bellyache*, bemoan, bewail, carp, cavil, charge, contravene, criticize, defy, demur, denounce, deplore, deprecate, differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, expostulate, fret, fuss, gainsay, grieve, gripe, groan, grouse, growl, grumble, impute, indict, lament, lay, moan, nag, object, oppose, protest, refute, remonstrate, repine, reproach, snivel, wail, whimper, whine, yammer, bitch, find fault, kick up a fuss, look askance, make a fuss, sound off, take exception to |
| Antonyms: | applaud, approve, commend, praise, recommend, sanction, be content, be happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gripe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | bellyache*, carp, fuss, groan, grouch, grouse, grumble, moan, murmur, mutter, nag, squawk, take on*, whine, yammer*, yawp*, blow off*, crab, kvetch |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grouch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain a lot |
| Synonyms: | bellyache*, carp, gripe, grouse, grumble, moan, murmur, mutter, scold, whine, find fault |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | bellyache*, carp, fuss, gripe, groan, grouch*, grouse, kick, moan, protest, pule, repine, scold, snivel*, squawk*, whine, find fault, kvetch |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | squawk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gripe |
| Synonyms: | bellyache*, complain, protest, raise Cain*, squeal, yammer, kick up a fuss |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | whine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain, cry |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, carp, drone, fuss, gripe, grouse, grumble, howl, kick, moan, murmur, pule, repine, snivel, sob, wail, whimper, yowl, mewl |
| Main Entry: | yammer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | whine |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, carp, complain, fuss, gripe, grumble, howl, moan, repine, wail, whimper, yowl |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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