kvetching - 7 thesaurus results
| 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: | discontented/discontent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unhappy, dissatisfied |
| Synonyms: | blue, complaining, crabby, disaffected, disgruntled, displeased, disturbed, fed up, fretful, malcontent, miserable, perturbed, picky, restless, upset, disquieted, exasperated, griping, kvetching, malcontented, ungratified, vexed |
| Antonyms: | content, contented, happy, patient, pleased, satisfied, uncomplaining |
| 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: | dissatisfied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | discontented, unhappy |
| Synonyms: | annoyed, bothered, complaining, crabby*, critical, disaffected, disappointed, disgruntled, displeased, envious, faultfinding, fretful, frustrated, grumbling, grumpy*, insatiable, jaundiced, jealous, malcontent, offended, picky, plaintive, querulous, sulky, sullen, unsatisfied, begrudging, ennuied, fed-up, fretting, griping, grudging, irked, kvetching, malcontented, not satisfied, put-out, sniveling, unappeased, unassuaged, unfulfilled, ungratified, unsated, vexed |
| Notes: | only a person can be dissatisfied while an abstract thing can be unsatisfied (hunger) unsatisfied implies that a wish, need, or expectation that previously existed has not been satisfied; dissatisfied implies no such prior existence, but simply registers a failure to be satisfied |
| Antonyms: | contented, fulfilled, happy, pleased, satisfied, gratified |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discontented |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unhappy |
| Synonyms: | blue, complaining, crabby, disaffected, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, disturbed, fed up, fretful, malcontent, miserable, perturbed, picky, restless, upset, bitching, disquieted, exasperated, griping, kvetching, malcontented, ungratified, vexed |
| Antonyms: | content, contented, happy, pleased, satisfied |
| 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: | 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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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