EXPOSTULATION Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

expostulation

noun

ik-ˌspäs-chə-ˈlā-shən

Definition of expostulation

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

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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

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Noun

Nobody had raised objections, not because everyone agreed, but because nobody had been invited to express a different point of view.

— Chiara Alzati, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Badger needed 17 yes votes from the County Board members to proceed because Homer Glen filed a legal objection to the plan.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of objection

Noun

Supply chains are operational environments defined by speed, exceptions, competing priorities, and constant disruption.

— George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Lamont’s statement on Tuesday coincided with a release from the New England States Committee on Electricity voicing similar concerns, which the committee said where shared by five New England states (New Hampshire being the exception).

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of exception

Noun

Prosecutors said Hernandez piloted the boat into a swell and had accelerated the throttle to try to pass through it until the swell swamped the bow of the boat, capsizing it immediately, a complaint alleged.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Fourteen people were on board, including him — exceeding the vessel’s maximum capacity of 10 people — according to the complaint, which noted that Hernandez did not know the boat’s maximum capacity.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of complaint

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