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Synonyms for protest
ˈproʊ tɛst; prəˈtɛst, ˈproʊ tɛstprotest

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  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

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.3 / 3 votes

  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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.8 / 4 votes

  1. protest

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

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

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 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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How to use protest in a sentence?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

    If you will protest courageously, and yet with dignity and Christian love, when the history books are written in future generations, the historians will have to pause and say, There lived a great people-a black people-who injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization.

  2. Mukaibar Shah:

    The protest of farmers has proven one thing that it is easier to fool city dwellers than villagers through media created lies and rumor because farmers in protest do not wear masks even after staying in lakh gatherings but city dwellers wear it.

  3. Raneshwar Sing Kishan:

    Farmers union leaders are already saying that the protest will last till the Govt wants and that means this protest is funded by Govt and the day Govt will ask them to stop drama , they will agree with the bills and ditch the poor farmers. The same thing was seen in Janlokpal movement witch gave citizens only dhokapal.

  4. Angela Underwood Jacobs:

    Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, joined the ceremony to honor Underwood and to deliver an American flag to his family. Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an officer of the California Highway Patrol who presented the family with a California flag. In a separate video tribute, Wolf condemned the senseless cowardly violence that took Underwoods life. Officer Underwood gave his life protecting us and we owe him and his family and colleagues a debt of gratitude we will never be able to fully repay, said Wolf. George Phillips, childhood friend of slain Federal Protective Services Officer Dave Patrick Underwood, speaks during a memorial service for Underwood on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Pinole, Calif. Underwood was fatally shot as he was guarding the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., amid protests on May 29. (Associated Press) Underwood died from gunshot wounds in a drive-by shooting the night of May 29 as a protest in downtown Oakland that began peacefully sank into chaos. Underwood and a colleague were working that night as contract security officers for the Department of Homeland Securitys Federal Protective Service. Federal authorities say the shooter used the protest as cover for the crime. Authorities say that Underwood was targeted because he wore a uniform. Last week, the FBI announced murder charges against Air Force Staff Sgt. Steve Carrillo. Authorities say Carrillo used the same homemade AR-15-style rifle eight days later to kill a Santa Cruz deputy in a hail of gunfire that wounded four other officers. Carrillo faces separate state charges for the June 6 fatal shooting of Santa Cruz County sheriffs Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller. Authorities allege that Carrillo, 32, had ties to the far-right, anti-government boogaloo movement and had hatched a plan to target federal law enforcement officials during the Oakland protest. Colleagues described Underwood as hard-working, highly respected and conscientious. Friends and family talked of his hearty laugh, his personal style he was a sharp dresser and his giving heart. When he stopped playing baseball as an adult, he donated to local youth organizations, so he could help kids find joy in the sport he loved. Underwood was the kind of guy you went to for advice, his older sister said. Hed always say, Angie, believe in yourself. Work hard, and ask for what you want, which is exactly what our mom and dad would have said.

  5. Justin Martin:

    We understand the need to protest and the want to speak up by protest, but request that you not protest within the community, this only hurts the overwhelmingly good citizens of this small neighborhood.


Translations for protest

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  • احتجاج, اعترضArabic
  • протестBulgarian
  • protesta, protestarCatalan, Valencian
  • protestovat, protestCzech
  • Demonstration, [[Einspruch]] [[erheben]], demonstrieren, Protest, [[Einwände]] [[äußern]], protestierenGerman
  • διαμαρτύρομαι, διαμαρτυρίαGreek
  • protesti, protestoEsperanto
  • protesta, protestarSpanish
  • vakuuttaa, mielenosoitus, vastalause, vastustaa, protesti, protestoidaFinnish
  • mótmæliFaroese
  • manifestation, protestation, protesterFrench
  • agóidIrish
  • מחאהHebrew
  • hangoztat, tiltakozik, kijelent, tiltakozás, megerősítHungarian
  • protesta, protestareItalian
  • プロテスト, 抗議Japanese
  • პროტესტიGeorgian
  • 항의하다Korean
  • mautohetanga, mautoheMāori
  • protestactie, protesteren, manifestatie, protestDutch
  • protestereNorwegian
  • protestPolish
  • protesto, protestarPortuguese
  • protestaRomanian
  • протест, протестовать, [[торжественный, [[клятвенный, уверятьRussian
  • protestovati, prosvedovati, протест, protestirati, prosvjedovati, протестоватиSerbo-Croatian
  • ugovarjati, protest, ugovor, protestiratiSlovene
  • protestera, försäkra, inlägga, gensaga, protest, bedyraSwedish
  • నిరసన ప్రదర్శన, నిరసించు, నిరసనTelugu
  • протестUkrainian
  • احتجاجUrdu
  • 抗议Chinese

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