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
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in complaining
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of protesting
Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Karki has spent much of her career within the very establishment the youth are protesting against, yet her reputation as a fearless and incorruptible jurist has appealed to many young people in the country of 30 million.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Last year, Google fired several employees for protesting the company’s work with the Israeli military amid its invasion of Gaza.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
In August, apartments buildings in Detroit, Louisville and New Haven launched tenant unions protesting living conditions in buildings owned by Capital Realty Group as well, according to the release.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
During a June meeting, the board of trustees unanimously agreed to revise the policy and remove the prohibition on overnight protesting and other expressive activities.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
The data center proposal faced fierce backlash, reaching a peak at the May 13 town hall at the Porter County Expo Center, which held a standing-room-only crowd of over 1,000 people, most wearing orange T-shirts protesting the idea, particularly given its proximity to their schools.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
While Steph participates in a Mars simulation project, her sister participates in an encampment of Indigenous activists, protesting Steph’s mission.
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
His own parade gets upstaged by people protesting him.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Its origins trace back to the 19th century, when the mondine sang it—female laborers in Northern Italy's rice paddies—protesting brutal working conditions and lost youth.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Karki has spent much of her career within the very establishment the youth are protesting against, yet her reputation as a fearless and incorruptible jurist has appealed to many young people in the country of 30 million.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Last year, Google fired several employees for protesting the company’s work with the Israeli military amid its invasion of Gaza.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
In August, apartments buildings in Detroit, Louisville and New Haven launched tenant unions protesting living conditions in buildings owned by Capital Realty Group as well, according to the release.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
During a June meeting, the board of trustees unanimously agreed to revise the policy and remove the prohibition on overnight protesting and other expressive activities.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
The data center proposal faced fierce backlash, reaching a peak at the May 13 town hall at the Porter County Expo Center, which held a standing-room-only crowd of over 1,000 people, most wearing orange T-shirts protesting the idea, particularly given its proximity to their schools.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
While Steph participates in a Mars simulation project, her sister participates in an encampment of Indigenous activists, protesting Steph’s mission.
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
His own parade gets upstaged by people protesting him.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protesting
Verb
-
And the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine recently sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT coached the California boy in planning and taking his own life earlier this year.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Twenty One Pilots filed a complaint Tuesday in California’s central district, alleging that Temu has infringed on its trademarks and engaged in unfair competition.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Those objecting to solar and wind for ideological reasons are working against their own self-interest.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
-
An untrained defendant has no knowledge of the substantive law, the Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Rules of Evidence, or how to protect the record for appeal by objecting.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Flock denied wrongdoing, insisting the search was about a missing person.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
-
These policies effectively remove a ladder while insisting that older adults must climb it.—
Cal J. Halvorsen,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
In my experience as an outfitter, Altra has always been my go-to suggestion whenever a customer walks in complaining about foot problems.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
-
Miami is awful, and everyone should’ve known it the minute their players were complaining that their joint practice with the Bears was too tough.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Instead of can’t-look-away infomercials, there are viral TikToks with users claiming that the devices can, like the once-buzzy weights, give your muscles more of a workout, allegedly burning more calories and aiding weight loss.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Just as Lachlan is entrenched at Fox, at Paramount another scion, David Ellison, is asserting himself, preparing for what will likely be a decades-long run atop a legendary studio and the owner of CBS.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
-
The administration contends the law is unconstitutional, asserting an expansive view of presidential power that could prompt the Supreme Court to overturn what remains of its 90-year-old precedent upholding such removal protections.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
While a majority of fans seem to enjoy professional wrestling, there are others who focus on the tribalism between WWE and AEW, declaring one side is much better than the other.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
-
Hawaii’s acting governor, Sylvia Luke, issued the emergency proclamation on Friday afternoon, declaring a state of emergency across the entire state.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Protesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protesting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share