Synonyms for protest
ˈproʊ tɛst; prəˈtɛst, ˈproʊ tɛstprotest

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1. protestnoun

   Synonyms:
   dissent, protestation, objection

2. protestnoun

   To make a strong objection.

   They lodged a protest with the authorities.

   Synonyms:
   dissent, objection, protestation

3. protestnoun

   To affirm (something).

   We held a protest in front of City Hall.

   Synonyms:
   dissent, objection, protestation

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1. protest

   Acknowledge, admit, and declare refer either to oneself or to others; all the other words refer only to one's own knowledge or action. To avow is to declare boldly and openly, commonly as something one is ready to justify, maintain, or defend. A man acknowledges another's claim or his own promise; he admits an opponent's advantage or his own error; he declares either what he has seen or experienced or what he has received from another; he avers what he is sure of from his own knowledge or consciousness; he gives his assurance as the voucher for what he avouches; he avows openly a belief or intention that he has silently held. Avow and avouch take a direct object; aver is followed by a conjunction: a man avows his faith, avouches a deed, avers that he was present. Avow has usually a good sense; what a person avows he at least does not treat as blameworthy, criminal, or shameful; if he did, he would be said to confess it; yet there is always the suggestion that some will be ready to challenge or censure what one avows; as, the clergyman avowed his dissent from the doctrine of his church. Own applies to all things, good or bad, great or small, which one takes as his own. Compare CONFESS; STATE.

   Synonyms:
   admit, aver, avouch, avow, confess, declare, knowledge, own, proclaim, profess, testify, witness

   Antonyms:
   contradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, ignore, repudiate

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1. protest

   Synonyms:
   expostulate, remonstrate, denounce, repudiate, deprecate, affirm, aver, assure

   Antonyms:
   acquiesce, coincide, sanction, subscribe, endorse, agree

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1. protest, protestationnoun

   a formal and solemn declaration of objection

   "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution"

   Synonyms:
   dissent, objection, protestation

2. protest, objection, dissentnoun

   the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

   Synonyms:
   dissent, remonstrance, remonstration, objection, protestation, expostulation

3. protestverb

   the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval

   "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"

   Synonyms:
   dissent, objection, protestation

4. protestverb

   utter words of protest

   Synonyms:
   resist, dissent

5. protest, resist, dissentverb

   express opposition through action or words

   "dissent to the laws of the country"

   Synonyms:
   baulk, reject, stand, disagree, resist, hold out, fend, withstand, balk, take issue, dissent, jib, stand firm, defy, refuse, differ

6. protestverb

   affirm or avow formally or solemnly

   "The suspect protested his innocence"

   Synonyms:
   resist, dissent

Matched Categories

1. • Assert
   • Complain
   • Objection
   • Oppose
   • Resistance

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. protestverb

   Synonyms:
   declare (solemnly), aver, affirm, assert, asseverate, avow, profess, attest, testify

2. protestverb

   Synonyms:
   declare (solemnly), assert, affirm

3. protestnoun

   Synonyms:
   declaration (made in a formal manner against something)

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1. List of paraphrases for "protest":

   protests, outcry, protesting, demonstration, invoke, reserve, complain, objection, heckling

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How to use protest in a sentence?

1. Vatican News:

   The protest caught the Vatican players by surprise, who were expecting a simple sporting event, and together with their manager, took the difficult decision not to take part in the match so as not to further the exploitation of the event.

2. Joyce Beatty:

   . . We must continue to protest, but it must be peaceful and that does not mean we aren't standing up for justice.

3. Ren Zhengfei:

   That (Chinese retaliation against Apple) will not happen first of all and second of all, if that happens, I'll be the first to protest.

4. Shannon Bream:

   To suggest that this protest was peaceful all night certainly is totally inaccurate.

5. Oday Aboushi:

   CLICK HERE TO GET MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Oday Aboushi considers Oday Aboushi teammates, of all backgrounds, Oday Aboushi brothers. Oday Aboushi praised former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for sparking a movement in 2016, when Oday Aboushi started taking a knee during the national anthem to protest systemic racism. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said last summer theleague was wrongfor not listening to players fighting for racial equality andencouraged themto protest peacefully. Were all fighting for the same thing.