INVEIGH Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

inveigh

verb

in-ˈvā

Definition of inveigh

as in to complain

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely always inveighing against the high property taxes that they were forced to pay

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Recent Examples of inveigh Officials and commentators spewed vitriol about Germany, inveighing particularly against unfair German trade practices. — Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024 Surgeon General Everett Koop issued a 1982 report showing that 30 percent of all cancer deaths were attributable to smoking, and used his bully pulpit to inveigh against the hazards of secondhand smoke. — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 29 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for inveigh

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Yet publishers complained to me about a new consolidation of power.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Many people took to social media to complain about not being able to order taxis or food delivery.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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This contract then frees me, within the pages of the notebook, to do anything—to write or draw, or paint, to whine and complain, to plot and scheme—to fail or succeed without fear.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
While the left spent all week whining about Sophie Cunningham's hat and firing squad best practices, us PATRIOTS were biding our time, keeping our heads down, and grinding towards another weekend.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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