as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
over the vociferous remonstrances of my parents I decided to drop my music lessons
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Recent Examples of remonstrance
The request drew remonstrances from several people.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Some words that people have trouble with: idolator, remonstrances, vicissitudes, magnanimity, portentousness.
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James Parker,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
The arduous hours of plowing there now seemed play; the soft remonstrances of his grandfather, love sounds.
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Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
Almost immediately, a dozen dissenting settlers filed a remonstrance with the assembly.
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Gary Greenberg,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Oct. 2024
His new Hulu comedy special, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, leans all the way into that remorse, with jokes that — for the most part — sidestep giving into anger and remonstrance in favor of self-reflection.
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Aja Romano,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Some words that people have trouble with: idolator, remonstrances, vicissitudes, magnanimity, portentousness.
—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
The arduous hours of plowing there now seemed play; the soft remonstrances of his grandfather, love sounds.
—
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
Almost immediately, a dozen dissenting settlers filed a remonstrance with the assembly.
—
Gary Greenberg,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Oct. 2024
His new Hulu comedy special, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, leans all the way into that remorse, with jokes that — for the most part — sidestep giving into anger and remonstrance in favor of self-reflection.
—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remonstrance
Noun
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When New England became a stop on major international trade routes, the multicultural floodgates opened and Puritan objections to things like fashion, elaborate design, lavish displays of wealth and other things deemed excessive were being continually, casually challenged.
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On Tuesday, the ELPC and other environmental groups sued the EPA over its slow response to objections to the Gary permit.
Noun
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Miami, which is operating under a $209 million hard cap, would be able to use the full exception if Wiggins opts out or if Wiggins opts in but the Heat is able to offload another $4 million in salary.
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Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.
Noun
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The case was initiated in August by an asylum-seeker from Guatemala who was arrested after leaving a routine immigration hearing in San Francisco and then held without access to adequate hygiene, sanitation, medical care and legal advice, according to the complaint.
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On behalf of Aliya Rahman, the MacArthur Justice Center and a civil rights law firm filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, requesting an investigation.
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“Remonstrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remonstrance. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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