remonstrate

[ri-mon-streyt] / rɪˈmɒn streɪt /

VERB

argue against

Synonyms

STRONG

animadvert blame censure challenge combat complain criticize decry demur deprecate disapprove disparage dispute dissent except expostulate fight inveigh kick nag object oppose protest rain recriminate resist scold withstand

WEAK

find fault frown upon pick at sound off take exception take issue

Antonyms

STRONG

accept agree allow applaud approve commend compliment concur consent endorse exalt flatter go along laud praise sanction support surrender yield

WEAK

concede give in

Example Sentences

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It has been maligned for gas leaks, and was the reason a plane was grounded after passengers remonstrated against the smell wafting from the cargo hold.

From BBC

Rangers defenders remonstrated with each other, but it was the kind of frailty everyone has seen from them for quite a while.

From BBC

Despite its military prowess, Sparta lacked strategic depth; its king, Archidamus II, therefore urged his countrymen to remonstrate with the Athenians, to buy time while recruiting other distant powers to their side.

From The Wall Street Journal

The driver exited the vehicle and could be heard remonstrating with the protesters about the road being blocked.

From BBC

They remonstrated with each other about this menace in their midst and their inability to stop him.

From BBC

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