Compliment and Grumble

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Compliment noun - An admiring personal remark.

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Grumble is an antonym for compliment.

Grumble noun - An expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment.

Usage example: a chorus of moans and grumbles when they found out that the overnight camping trip had been cancelled

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Compliment is an antonym for grumble in topics: murmur, complain.

Nearby Words: grumpy, grumbling, grumbled, grumbler

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