Synonyms for demurral
- challenge
- criticism
- difficulty
- disapproval
- displeasure
- dissatisfaction
- doubt
- exception
- grievance
- opposition
- protest
- question
- rejection
- reluctance
- unwillingness
- cavil
- censure
- declination
- demur
- disapprobation
- discontent
- disesteem
- disinclination
- dislike
- gripe
- hesitation
- kick
- odium
- protestation
- remonstrance
- remonstration
- revilement
- scruple
- shrinking
- squawk
- stink
- counter-argument
- demurring
- niggle
- repugnancy
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Antonyms for demurral
- acceptance
- agreement
- allowance
- answer
- approval
- calm
- compliment
- contentment
- happiness
- harmony
- peace
- pleasure
- praise
- sanction
- satisfaction
- concurrence
- consent
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The same causes of demurral existed which prevented British troops from assisting in the expulsion of the French from Rome.
RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR DEMURRAL
delay
noundeferment, interruption- adjournment
- bind
- check
- cooling-off period
- cunctation
- dawdling
- demurral
- detention
- discontinuation
- downtime
- filibuster
- hangup
- hindrance
- hold-up
- holding
- holding pattern
- impediment
- interval
- jam
- lag
- lingering
- logjam
- loitering
- moratorium
- obstruction
- postponement
- problem
- procrastination
- prorogation
- putting off
- remission
- reprieve
- retardation
- retardment
- setback
- showstopper
- stall
- stay
- stop
- stoppage
- surcease
- suspension
- tarrying
- tie-up
- wait
delays
noundeferment, interruption- adjournment
- bind
- check
- cooling-off period
- cunctation
- dawdling
- demurral
- detention
- discontinuation
- downtime
- filibuster
- hangup
- hindrance
- hold-up
- holding
- holding pattern
- impediment
- interval
- jam
- lag
- lingering
- logjam
- loitering
- moratorium
- obstruction
- postponement
- problem
- procrastination
- prorogation
- putting off
- remission
- reprieve
- retardation
- retardment
- setback
- showstopper
- stall
- stay
- stop
- stoppage
- surcease
- suspension
- tarrying
- tie-up
- wait
doubt
nounlack of faith, conviction; questioning- agnosticism
- ambiguity
- apprehension
- confusion
- demurral
- difficulty
- diffidence
- dilemma
- disbelief
- discredit
- disquiet
- distrust
- dubiety
- dubiousness
- faithlessness
- faltering
- fear
- hesitancy
- hesitation
- incertitude
- incredulity
- indecision
- irresolution
- lack of confidence
- misgiving
- mistrust
- perplexity
- problem
- qualm
- quandary
- rejection
- reluctance
- scruple
- skepticism
- suspense
- suspicion
- uncertainty
- vacillation
- wavering
doubts
nounlack of faith, conviction; questioning- agnosticism
- ambiguity
- apprehension
- confusion
- demurral
- difficulty
- diffidence
- dilemma
- disbelief
- discredit
- disquiet
- distrust
- dubiety
- dubiousness
- faithlessness
- faltering
- fear
- hesitancy
- hesitation
- incertitude
- incredulity
- indecision
- irresolution
- lack of confidence
- misgiving
- mistrust
- perplexity
- problem
- qualm
- quandary
- rejection
- reluctance
- scruple
- skepticism
- suspense
- suspicion
- uncertainty
- vacillation
- wavering
expostulation
nounobjectionhesitation
nounwaiting; uncertainty- averseness
- dawdling
- delay
- delaying
- demurral
- doubt
- dubiety
- equivocation
- faltering
- fluctuation
- fumbling
- hemming and hawing
- hesitancy
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- indisposition
- irresolution
- misgiving
- mistrust
- oscillation
- pause
- procrastination
- qualm
- reluctance
- scruple
- skepticism
- stammering
- stumbling
- stuttering
- unwillingness
- vacillation
- wavering
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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