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protestedverbpast tense of protest to state as a fact usually forcefullyhe protested that he usually was very good at baseball, and all the strikeouts were just bad luck affirmed, alleged, asserted, averred, avouched, avowed, claimed, contended, declared, insisted, maintained, professed, purported, warranted announced, broadcast(also broadcasted), proclaimedargued, rationalized, reasonedconfirmed, justified, vindicateddefended, persevered, supported, upheldreaffirmed, reasserted put forth denied, gainsaid abandoneddisavowed, disclaimed, disowned, negated, negatived, rejected, repudiatedchallenged, disputed, questionedconfuted, disproved, rebutted, refutedcontradicted, countered to present an opposing opinion or argumentplans to protest against the judge's ruling regarding admissible evidence demurred, excepted, expostulated, kicked, objected, remonstrated caviled(or cavilled), quibbledchallenged, dared, defied, foughtconflicted, debated, disputed, hassled, quarreled(or quarrelled), squabbled, wrangledbeefed, bellyached, bitched, bleated, carped, caterwauled, complained, crabbed, croaked, fussed, griped, grizzled, grouched, groused, growled, grumbled, grumped, hollered, keened, maundered(chiefly British), moaned, murmured, muttered, nagged, repined, screamed, squawked, squealed, wailed, whimpered, whined, whinged(British), yammered, yawped(or yauped), yowledbalked, gagged, stuckcensured, criticized, denounceddisobeyed, rebelled, withstooddemonstrated took exception, took issue approved, sanctionedacceptedacceded, acquiesced, agreed, assentedadhered, complied, conformed, followed, minded, obeyed, observedadvocated, championed, defended, maintained, supported, sustained, upheldapplauded, cheered, commended |