Synonyms of protesting

protesting 1 of 2

adjective

as in complaining

Related Words

• complaining
• grumbling
• griping
• squawking
• fussing
• whining
• kvetching
• uncompromising
• unforgiving
• impatient
• intolerant
• unyielding

Dissimilar Words

• enduring
• abiding
• patient
• tolerant
• accepting
• willing
• forgiving
• forbearing
• resigned
• uncomplaining
• long-suffering
• indulgent

protesting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of protest

1

as in alleging

to state as a fact usually forcefully

he protested that he usually was very good at baseball, and all the strikeouts were just bad luck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleging
• insisting
• claiming
• asserting
• declaring
• contending
• maintaining
• arguing
• announcing
• proclaiming
• affirming
• professing
• purporting
• averring
• defending
• reasoning
• warranting
• avowing
• confirming
• putting forth
• justifying
• rationalizing
• avouching
• broadcasting
• upholding
• vindicating
• persevering
• reaffirming
• supporting
• reasserting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• abandoning
• rejecting
• questioning
• disputing
• repudiating
• negating
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• challenging
• gainsaying
• refuting
• disproving
• disowning
• countering
• contradicting
• rebutting
• negativing
• confuting

2

as in objecting

to present an opposing opinion or argument

plans to protest against the judge's ruling regarding admissible evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• objecting
• complaining
• kicking
• excepting
• whining
• demurring
• expostulating
• remonstrating (with)
• taking exception
• taking issue
• criticizing
• fighting
• debating
• moaning
• conflicting
• quarreling
• rebelling
• screaming
• sticking
• disputing
• grumbling
• wrangling
• murmuring
• daring
• bitching
• squabbling
• quibbling
• hassling
• muttering
• denouncing
• challenging
• hollering
• squawking
• balking
• grousing
• griping
• defying
• wailing
• disobeying
• whimpering
• beefing
• nagging
• bleating
• growling
• withstanding
• carping
• yowling
• demonstrating
• squealing
• bellyaching
• yammering
• repining
• whinging
• caviling
• fussing
• grouching
• censuring
• gagging
• keening
• yawping
• crabbing
• caterwauling
• grizzling
• grumping
• croaking
• maundering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• accepting
• following
• sanctioning
• agreeing
• complying
• observing
• advocating
• defending
• adhering
• obeying
• supporting
• conforming
• maintaining
• upholding
• sustaining
• acquiescing
• cheering
• assenting
• acceding
• championing
• applauding
• minding
• commending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of protesting

Adjective

The death toll includes at least 19 children, 21 non-protesting civilians, and 165 in government or security forces. — The Hill, 17 Jan. 2026

Among the dead were 13 children and 14 non-protesting civilians, HRANA said. — ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026

Verb

Videos of Soliman protesting against the treatment by the authorities and being held at gunpoint by a police officer in the hotel have been published in international media. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

There’s a scene where the locals are protesting the construction of a nuclear power plant in the town. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Lawrence bristled at that charge, noting that he's been protesting data centers since last fall when a wave of new projects was proposed across the district and the state. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

There were, of course, more people protesting than in 1848, the first modern wave of uprisings, known as the Springtime of the Peoples. — Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Daikel Dumont Rodriguez, on a call this week from Krome North Service Processing Center, said that he was left in the box in shackles for about six hours after protesting a man being beaten by guards. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

As reported, Kolb physically restrained two PETA protesters at the Cos fashion show Sunday afternoon — who were protesting using sheep’s wool on the runway. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Controversy came—from members of the cosmopolitan Black art scene, who had been protesting modern art museums like the Whitney for not exhibiting more work by Black artists. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

One week later, it was confirmed that the Biennale had reinstated the pavilion as the Taiwan Pavilion, the designation the Chinese delegation is now protesting. — News Desk, Artforum, 4 Sep. 2026