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carped
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nag |
| Synonyms: | bother, cavil, censure, complain, criticize, find fault, fuss, grumble, hypercriticize, knock, nitpick, objurgate, pan, peck, pick at, quibble, reproach |
| Antonyms: | ignore, let go |
| Main Entry: | criticize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disapprove, judge as bad |
| Synonyms: | animadvert on, bash, blame, blast, blister, carp, castigate, censure, chastise, chide, clobber, come down on, condemn, cut down, cut to bits, cut up, denounce, denunciate, disparage, do a number on, dress down, excoriate, find fault, fluff, fulminate against, fustigate, give bad press, hit, jump on, knock*, lambaste*, nag at, nit-pick, pan, pick at, rap, reprehend, reprimand, reprobate, reprove, rip*, roast, scathe, scorch*, skin alive, skin*, slam*, slog, slug, take down, trash*, trim*, zap |
| Antonyms: | approve, compliment, laud, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | worry, be annoyed |
| Synonyms: | affront, agonize, anguish, bleed, bother, brood, carp, carry a heavy load, chafe, chagrin, distress oneself, eat one's heart out, fume, fuss, get into a dither, grieve, lose sleep over, mope, pother, stew, sweat it out, take on, torment, upset oneself |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, soothe |
| Main Entry: | gripe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, blow off, carp, crab, fuss, groan, grouch, grouse, grumble, kvetch, moan, murmur, mutter, nag, squawk, take on*, whine, yammer, yawp |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grouch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain a lot |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, carp, find fault, gripe, grouse, grumble, moan, murmur, mutter, scold, whine |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | grumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, carp, find fault, fuss, gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, kick, kvetch, moan, protest, pule, repine, scold, snivel, squawk, whine |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | henpeck |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nag |
| Synonyms: | badger, berate, bother, bug*, bully, carp, fuss, give a hard time, harass, hector, hound, intimidate, irritate, needle, pester, pick on, ride, scold, torment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | anathematize, carp, combat, condemn, criticize, curse, damn, except, execrate, expostulate, fight, fuss, gripe, grumble, inveigh, mumble, object, oppose, protest, rebel, remonstrate, repine, resist, spurn, wail, whine, withstand |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | knock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize harshly |
| Synonyms: | abuse, alive*, belittle, blame, carp, cavil, censure, condemn, denounce, denunciate, deprecate, disparage, find fault, lambaste, reprehend, reprobate, run down, skin*, slam |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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