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protestnoun a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissentsubmitted an official protest about her treatment challenge, complaint, demur, demurral, demurrer, difficulty, exception, expostulation, fuss, kick, objection, question, remonstrance, stink compunction, doubt, misgiving, qualm, scruplemisunderstandingcavil, niggle(chiefly British), quibbleargument, conflict, debate, dispute, dissent, hassle, quarrel, squabble, staticcensure, criticismdefiance, disobedience, rebelliondistrust, distrustfulness, dubiety, dubitation(archaic), incertitude, indetermination, misdoubt, mistrust, mistrustfulness, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertaintyqualmishness, unease, uneasinessreluctance, unwillingness willingnessapproval, sanctionacceptance, acquiescence, agreement, assentcompliance, obedience to state as a fact usually forcefullyhe protested that he usually was very good at baseball, and all the strikeouts were just bad luck affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, purport, warrant announce, broadcast, proclaimargue, rationalize, reasonconfirm, justify, vindicatedefend, persevere, support, upholdreaffirm, reassert put forth deny, gainsay abandondisavow, disclaim, disown, negate, negative, reject, repudiatechallenge, dispute, questionconfute, disprove, rebut, refutecontradict, counter to present an opposing opinion or argumentplans to protest against the judge's ruling regarding admissible evidence demur, except, expostulate, kick, object, remonstrate cavil, quibblechallenge, dare, defy, fightconflict, debate, dispute, hassle, quarrel, squabble, wranglebeef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, keen, maunder(chiefly British), moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge(British), yammer, yawp(or yaup), yowlbalk, gag, stickcensure, criticize, denouncedisobey, rebel, withstanddemonstrate take exception, take issue approve, sanctionacceptaccede, acquiesce, agree, assentadhere, comply, conform, follow, mind, obey, observeadvocate, champion, defend, maintain, support, sustain, upholdapplaud, cheer, commend v.assert, declare, affirm, protest, avow mean to state positively usually in anticipation of denial or objection.assert implies stating confidently without need for proof or regard for evidence.asserted that modern music is just noise declare stresses open or public statement.declared her support for the candidate affirm implies conviction based on evidence, experience, or faith.affirmed the existence of an afterlife protest emphasizes affirming in the face of denial or doubt.protested that he really had been misquoted avow stresses frank declaration and acknowledgment of personal responsibility for what is declared.avowed that all investors would be repaid in full in the 15th century |