Thesaurus / demur
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Marie proposed that he take a walk with David, and Frederick consented without the slightest demur.
THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS: ENVY AND INDOLENCEEUGNE SUEGaston seemed to demur, but Félice overruled him imperiously.
THE ROSE OF OLD ST. LOUISMARY DILLONIt was arranged so, with only a little demur from Mrs. Millar, over-ruled by her husband.
A HOUSEFUL OF GIRLSSARAH TYTLERShe made no demur, but sat down to the piano and began to sing.
QUEENSLAND COUSINSELEANOR LUISA HAVERFIELDSangiorgio had no time to demur or even to reply; he at once found himself beside the carriage.
THE CONQUEST OF ROMEMATILDE SERAOJesson, after some demur, consented to take the bill; and Bolland indorsed it with his own name.
THE CHRONICLES OF CRIME OR THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. V. 1/2CAMDEN PELHAMShe poured out a full glass, which the child drank without further demur.
FOR JOHN'S SAKEANNIE FRANCES PERRAMShe admitted him, therefore, without demur; and found he was a land surveyor, who had often been employed by Sir Hugh at Cleves.
CAMILLAFANNY BURNEYTo French readers this scene may seem a ghoulish farce: English humour accepts it from Norwegian humour without demur.
THE ENGLISH STAGEAUGUSTIN FILONAfter this there was no further demur, and Katy soon stood with Helen at the door of Marian's room.
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JUNE 23, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO DEMUR
- altering
- be distinguishing from
- bearing no resemblance
- being off the beating path
- being unlike
- clashing with
- conflict with
- contradicting
- contrasting
- departing from
- deviate from
- digressing
- disagreeing
- divaricating from
- diverging
- diversifying
- jar with
- lack resemblance
- modifying
- not conforming
- not looking like
- qualifying
- reversing
- running counter to
- showing contrast
- singing a different tune
- standing apart
- taking exception
- turning
- varying
- alters
- be distinguishes from
- bears no resemblance
- clashes with
- conflict with
- contradicts
- contrasts
- departs from
- deviate from
- digresses
- disagrees
- divaricates from
- diverges
- diversifies
- is off the beats path
- is unlike
- jar with
- lack resemblance
- modifies
- not conforms
- not looks like
- qualifies
- reverses
- runs counter to
- shows contrast
- sings a different tune
- stands apart
- takes exception
- turns
- varies
- arguing
- balking
- breaking with
- bucking
- contradicting
- declining
- demurring
- differing
- disaccording
- discording
- dividing
- flying in the face of
- objecting
- opposing
- pettifoing
- protesting
- putting up a fight
- putting up an argument
- refusing
- saying no way
- saying not a chance
- saying nothing doing
- shying
- stickling
- varying
- wrangling
- be apprehensive of
- be curious
- be dubious
- be in a quandary
- be puzzled
- be uncertain
- be undetermined
- call in question
- challenge
- demur
- disbelieve
- discredit
- dispute
- distrust
- fear
- fluctuate
- give no credence
- harbor suspicion
- have qualms
- hesitate
- imagine
- impugn
- insinuate
- misdoubt
- misgive
- mistrust
- not buy
- query
- read differently
- scruple
- shilly-shally
- skepticize
- smell a rat
- surmise
- suspect
- take dim view of
- vacillate
- waver
- wonder at
- be puzzled
- called in question
- challenged
- demurred
- disbelieved
- discredited
- disputed
- distrusted
- feared
- fluctuated
- gave no credence
- had qualms
- harbored suspicion
- hesitated
- imagined
- impugned
- insinuated
- misdoubted
- misgived
- mistrusted
- not bought
- queried
- read differently
- scrupled
- shilly-shallied
- skepticized
- smelled a rat
- surmised
- suspected
- took dim view of
- vacillated
- was apprehensive of
- was curious
- was dubious
- was in a quandary
- was uncertain
- was undetermined
- wavered
- wondered at
- be puzzles
- calls in question
- challenges
- demurs
- disbelieves
- discredits
- disputes
- distrusts
- fears
- fluctuates
- gives no credence
- harbors suspicion
- has qualms
- hesitates
- imagines
- impugns
- insinuates
- is apprehensive of
- is curious
- is dubious
- is in a quandary
- is uncertain
- is undetermined
- misdoubts
- misgives
- mistrusts
- not buys
- queries
- reads differently
- scruples
- shilly-shallies
- skepticizes
- smells a rat
- surmises
- suspects
- takes dim view of
- vacillates
- wavers
- wonders at
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