protest

Synonyms

challenge, complaint, demur, demurral, demurrer, difficulty, exception, expostulation, fuss, kick, objection, question, remonstrance, stink;

Near Antonyms

willingness;

approval, sanction;

acceptance, acquiescence, agreement, assent;

compliance, obedience;

Related Words

compunction, doubt, misgiving, qualm, scruple;

cavil, quibble;

argument, conflict, debate, dispute, quarrel, squabble;

censure, criticism;

defiance, disobedience, rebellion;

distrust, distrustfulness, dubiety, incertitude, indetermination, misdoubt, mistrust, mistrustfulness, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty;

qualmishness, unease, uneasiness;

reluctance, unwillingness;

Synonyms

affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, purport, warrant;

Antonyms

deny, gainsay;

Near Antonyms

abandon;

disavow, disclaim, disown, negate, negative, reject, repudiate;

challenge, dispute, question;

confute, disprove, rebut, refute;

contradict, counter;

Related Words

announce, broadcast, proclaim;

argue, rationalize, reason;

confirm, justify, vindicate;

defend, persevere, support, uphold;

reaffirm, reassert;

Phrases

put forth;