protested

VERB

complain, disapprove; argue against

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm assert declare demonstrate fight insist maintain object oppose resist revolt

STRONG

asseverate attest avouch avow blast buck combat contend demur disagree except expostulate holler howl kick predicate profess rebel remonstrate squawk testify

WEAK

back-talk be against be displeased by constate cry out inveigh against make a stink put up a fight say no sound off take exception thumbs down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree comply deny forget go along support

STRONG

accept compliment consent give in praise retreat surrender

WEAK

approve

Example Sentences

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Protested Shirley Williams, longtime Labor frontbencher and dissident leader: "The party I loved and worked for over so many years no longer exists."

From Time Magazine Archive

Protested one business leader: "The problem is right here."

From Time Magazine Archive

Protested dissenting Justice Harry Blackmun: "It is unseemly and unjust for the Government to beggar those it prosecutes in order to disable their defense."

From Time Magazine Archive

Protested Mayor Officer: "I do all I can with the revenue I have."

From Time Magazine Archive

Protested that he knew nothing of these Irish papers.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 2, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir