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Remonstrate — Re*mon strate, v. i. To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation. [1913 Webster] It is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remonstrate — I verb admonish, advise, advise against, altercate, animadvert, argue against, berate, castigate, censure, challenge, chastise, correct, counsel, counsel against, criticize, cry out against, decry, demur, deprecate, deter, disapprove, discourage … Law dictionary
remonstrate — [v] argue against animadvert, blame, censure, challenge, combat, complain, criticize, decry, demur, deprecate, disapprove, disparage, dispute, dissent, except, expostulate, fight, find fault, frown upon, inveigh, kick*, nag, object, oppose, pick… … New thesaurus
remonstrate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. protest, expostulate, demur, criticize, find fault, pick flaws, animadvert, censure, scold, nag, deprecate, recriminate, decry, frown upon, disparage, disapprove, object, argue, reason with; see also complain 1 , object ,… … English dictionary for students
remonstrate — Synonyms and related words: admonish, beef, bitch, boggle, boycott, call in question, caution, challenge, charge, combat, complain, complain loudly, confront, contend with, cry out against, daunt, demonstrate, demonstrate against, demur, dispute … Moby Thesaurus
remonstrate — v 1. expostulate, plead in protest, argue, reason against, object, protest; say no to, dissent, oppose, take issue, take exception, beg to differ; make one s stand against, balk at, draw the line at, stand and be counted against, vote against;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
remonstrate — verb 1) I m not a child! he remonstrated Syn: protest, complain, expostulate; argue with, take issue with 2) we remonstrated against this proposal Syn: object strongly to, complain vociferously about, protest against, argue against, oppose strong … Thesaurus of popular words
remonstrate — verb (I) formal to tell someone that you strongly disapprove of something they have said or done (+ with/against): They only stopped teasing after Evans remonstrated with them. remonstrative adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
strive against — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, challenge, close with, combat, compete with, complain, complain loudly, confront, contend against, contend with,… … Moby Thesaurus
advise against — index admonish (warn), caution, discourage, dissuade, expostulate, forewarn, remonstrate Burton s … Law dictionary
