Antonyms for protesting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : noun proh-test; verb pruh-test, proh-test |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈproʊ tɛst; verb prəˈtɛst, ˈproʊ tɛst |
Definition of protesting
Origin :- c.1400, "avowal, pledge, solemn declaration," from Old French protest (Modern French prôtet), from preotester, and directly from Latin protestari "declare publicly, testify, protest," from pro- "forth, before" (see pro-) + testari "testify," from testis "witness" (see testament).
- Meaning "statement of disapproval" first recorded 1751; adjectival sense of "expressing of dissent from, or rejection of, prevailing mores" is from 1953, in reference to U.S. civil rights movement. First record of protest march is from 1959.
- verb complain, disapprove; argue against
- Napoleon was silent a moment, as if protesting against this invasion of his privacy.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- His protesting team in control again, he trudged heavily behind.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- We had a quarrel on the subject; I protesting against all such work.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- And in with the angry tones were the protesting ones of the District Nurse.
- Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- She led him off protesting and blew me back a kiss from the door.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- The protesting train must be passed on without further delay.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- And Henry, protesting that he did not wish to go, had gone to London.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- As mentally she recounted her benefits, the strength there was in her arose, protesting.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- She blushed slightly, protesting that she had no such idea in her head.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- But Albine, with grief at her throat, shot out a protesting glance.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for protesting
- affirm
- assert
- asseverate
- attest
- avouch
- avow
- back-talk
- be against
- be displeased by
- blast
- buck
- combat
- constate
- contend
- cry out
- declare
- demonstrate
- demur
- disagree
- except
- expostulate
- fight
- holler
- howl
- insist
- inveigh against
- kick
- maintain
- make a stink
- object
- oppose
- predicate
- profess
- put up a fight
- rebel
- remonstrate
- resist
- revolt
- say no
- sound off
- squawk
- take exception
- testify
- thumbs down
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