/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of pet peeve Find synonyms for: Noun1. pet peeve, complaintusage: an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philanthropy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language