Synonyms of expostulation

expostulation

noun

ik-ˌspäs-chə-ˈlā-shən 

as in objection

a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent

despite the earnest expostulations of her friends, Jessica continued to date the foul-tempered guy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• objection
• exception
• complaint
• remonstrance
• question
• protest
• criticism
• demurrer
• fuss
• challenge
• demur
• demurral
• difficulty
• suspicion
• stink
• doubt
• dissent
• compunction
• quarrel
• dispute
• censure
• qualm
• scruple
• skepticism
• kick
• argument
• misunderstanding
• cavil
• disobedience
• misgiving
• debate
• quibble
• squabble
• uncertainty
• distrust
• rebellion
• reluctance
• static
• unease
• mistrust
• defiance
• uneasiness
• reservation
• indetermination
• conflict
• misdoubt
• incertitude
• unwillingness
• dubiety
• niggle
• dubitation
• distrustfulness
• mistrustfulness
• hassle
• qualmishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approval
• willingness
• sanction
• agreement
• acceptance
• assent
• compliance
• acquiescence
• obedience

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expostulation

The pages of No More are composed of gnomic iterations, fragments of thought or expostulation, and dialogue with her devoted partner Yann Andréa, who compiled No More in the penultimate year of her life. — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022

The pages of No More are composed of gnomic iterations, fragments of thought or expostulation, and dialogue with her devoted partner Yann Andréa, who compiled No More in the penultimate year of her life. — Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022