Synonyms of remonstrance

remonstrance

noun

ri-ˈmän(t)-strən(t)s 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remonstrance

Alysa Guffey Twenty minutes of remonstrance kicked off, with a long line of people waiting for a chance to speak. — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026

The request drew remonstrances from several people. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 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