COMPLAINANTS Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

complainants

noun

plural of complainant

as in plaintiffs

the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another the complainant charged that the defendant had broken the ironclad contract that both had signed

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Recent Examples of complainants The complaints published on BrokerCheck do not include any other details, and the complainants are not identified. — Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 The Crown Prosecution Service declined the offer to safeguard the complainants, the filing says. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 None of the six complainants can be identified for legal reasons. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Kent Walker, the company's president of global affairs, called the ruling 'product degradation driven by a small group of self-serving complainants' and said compliance means stripping out real-time features like instant hotel pricing. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Requiring complainants to have personal knowledge helps ensure that legitimate cases are stronger and more credible. — Eric "doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Morgan has said previously that the other complainants were from players who were out of the team and had a grudge or issue with him. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Cleveland Horton, executive director of the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, spearheaded the bill that would have created a private right of action and given his office the authority to seek punitive damages on behalf of complainants. — Delano Squires, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026 The move comes after policies were earlier introduced by Meta that complainants say may unfairly prevent rival AI providers from offering their business services through WhatsApp. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026

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plaintiffs

Noun

Lawyers for the state had argued that the policies were not as broad as the plaintiffs suggested.

— Daniella Silva, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
That rule gave plaintiffs a chance to sue again, and Talwani on Thursday night issued a 14-day restraining order against implementation of the measure.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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