Antonyms of verb complain
1 of 2 senses of complain
Sense 1
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch -- (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about")
Antonym of cheer (Sense 4)
=> cheer, cheer up, chirk up -- (become cheerful)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb complain
2 senses of complain
Sense 1
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch -- (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about")
Sense 2
complain -- (make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client")
=> charge -- (make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased")
Antonyms of adj complaining
1 sense of complaining
Sense 1
complaining (prenominal) (vs. uncomplaining), complaintive -- (expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining boss")
uncomplaining (vs. complaining) -- (not complaining; "uncomplaining courage")
Similarity of adj complaining
1 sense of complaining
Sense 1
complaining (prenominal) (vs. uncomplaining), complaintive -- (expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining boss")
=> fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny -- (habitually complaining; "a whiny child")
=> protestant -- (protesting)