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cry out against

VERB

dissuade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deter discourage divert faze prevent thwart warn

STRONG

counsel deprecate derail disincline exhort expostulate hinder prick remonstrate

WEAK

advise against caution against chicken out disadvise lean on persuade not to put off throw a wet blanket on throw cold water on throw off turn off urge not to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist encourage help

WEAK

incite persuade talk into

Example Sentences

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While some may cry out against this inauthenticity, there are some logical reasons to cast someone who is no longer a minor.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2021

Emotions were sometimes intense, with Kosiah disrupting proceedings repeatedly on the opening day to cry out against his six-year pre-trial detention.

From Reuters • Jun. 18, 2021

“How I longed to cry out against him so the people would know the truth!”

From Washington Post • May 24, 2019

All day Thursday, the thousands who packed into CPAC’s main ballroom heard their movement’s icons cry out against isolationism.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2014

He wanted to bellow at the world, cry out against her death, topple buildings, split the earth open, tear down trees.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

cry out against

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