kick up a fuss

VERB

complain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accuse criticize denounce disagree fret gripe grumble lament moan object oppose protest

STRONG

ascribe attack beef bellyache bemoan bewail bitch carp cavil charge contravene defy demur deplore deprecate differ disapprove dissent expostulate fuss gainsay grieve groan grouse growl impute indict lay nag refute remonstrate repine reproach snivel wail whimper whine yammer

WEAK

find fault look askance make a fuss sound off take exception to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept agree aid approve compliment concur consent help laud please praise soothe

STRONG

assent be happy defend delight endorse exonerate give in gloat go along protect ratify retreat sanction support surrender

WEAK

applaud be content commend recommend

VERB

squawk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

squeal

STRONG

bellyache complain protest yammer

WEAK

raise Cain

Antonyms

STRONG

approve be happy praise

WEAK

compliment

Example Sentences

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So while I’m sure your boyfriend wouldn’t kick up a fuss if you extended your lease, I’m not so sure this idyll could be extended in quite the same way.

From Slate • May 2, 2019

Anyone expecting Leonard to kick up a fuss and spark a war in the Raptors’ locker-room has been left waiting.

From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2019

"I'd just gone freelance and was just coming to the attention of the beer world and commissioning editors, and it felt like a terrifying thing to kick up a fuss."

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2018

The hope was that if beneficiaries knew what they were entitled to, they would kick up a fuss when money or food went missing.

From Economist • Nov. 15, 2012

They must have taken him for some Cross Bar-8 puncher and thought he was going to kick up a fuss about the trespass, or else they recognized him.

From The Orphan by Mulford, Clarence E.

kick up a fuss

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