plaint | Definition of plaint

Synonyms and Antonyms of plaint

1 a crying out in grief

the day after the massacre the plaints of bereaved mothers and wives could be heard throughout the village

Synonyms of plaint

groan, howl, keen, lament, lamentation, moan, wail

Words Related to plaint

cry, sob, tears

agonizing, grieving, mourning, sorrowing, suffering, weeping

hand-wringing, regret

complaint, cri de coeur, outcry, protest

anguish, dolor, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sorrow, woe

Near Antonyms of plaint

cheering, laughing, smiling

Antonyms of plaint

exultation, rejoicing

2 an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment

that taxes are too high is perhaps the most perennial of plaints

Synonyms of plaint

beef, bitch, bleat, carp, complaint, fuss, grievance, gripe, grouch, grouse, grumble, holler, kvetch, lament, miserere, moan, murmur, squawk, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer

Words Related to plaint

challenge, demur, expostulation, kick, niggle [chiefly British], objection, protest, quibble, remonstrance, stink

Near Antonyms of plaint

commendation, compliment, plaudit

acclaim, applause, praise

approval, endorsement (also indorsement), sanction