Synonyms for Protest:

• n.

  •
  • boycott,
  • anarchy,
  • bioterrorism,
  • agitation,
  • agriterrorism,
  • barricade,
  • 77,
  • civil disobedience,
  • apostasy,
  • 911.
  •
  • mass meeting,
  • tumult,
  • turmoil,
  • express,
  • moratorium,
  • pronounce on,
  • speak out,
  • air,
  • comment,
  • state,
  • articulate,
  • formulate,
  • rally,
  • remark.
  •
  • raise the roof,
  • kick up a fuss/stink/argument,
  • lodge,
  • take something further,
  • mutter.
  •
  • unwillingly,
  • against your will,
  • grudgingly,
  • reluctantly,
  • under threat,
  • on sufferance.
  •act (noun)
  • protest.
  •challenge (noun)
  • claimings,
  • pro-vocations,
  • inter rogation,
  • pro vocations,
  • inter-rogation,
  • pro vocation,
  • inter rogations,
  • pro-vocation,
  • de fiances,
  • de fiance,
  • summons contest,
  • de-fiance,
  • inter-rogations,
  • de-fiances,
  • demandings.
  •civil disobedience (noun)
  • noncooperations,
  • resistance movements,
  • protest marches,
  • civil-disobedience,
  • non cooperations,
  • non-cooperations,
  • nonviolent resistances,
  • non cooperation.
  •complaint (noun)
  • dis satisfactions,
  • dis-satisfactions,
  • CCS,
  • dis-satisfaction,
  • dis satisfaction,
  • faultfindings,
  • fault findings,
  • fault-findings,
  • fault finding.
  •complaint, disapproval (noun)
  • holler,
  • difficulty,
  • howl,
  • grouse,
  • big stink,
  • revolt,
  • nix,
  • declaration,
  • formal complaint,
  • march,
  • grievance,
  • blackball,
  • knock.
  •contention (noun)
  • controversy,
  • quarrel,
  • contrariety,
  • dissension,
  • contention,
  • encounter,
  • argument,
  • tension,
  • dissidence,
  • struggle,
  • antipathy.
  •demonstration (noun)
  • teach-in,
  • love-in,
  • peace march,
  • picket line,
  • lie-in,
  • mass lobby.
  •dissent (noun)
  • hetero doxy,
  • nonconcurrences,
  • dis cord,
  • poles aparts,
  • Non-concurrence,
  • dis cords,
  • NOPES,
  • non-agreement,
  • dis-sent,
  • un-orthodoxies,
  • non concurrences,
  • dis-sents,
  • non conformism,
  • mis-belief,
  • non concurrence,
  • far cries,
  • hetero-doxy,
  • dis sent,
  • non-conformities,
  • mis beliefs,
  • hetero-doxies,
  • bone pick,
  • mis-beliefs,
  • dis-accord,
  • non-conformism,
  • dis sents,
  • nonagreements,
  • un orthodoxies,
  • dis-cord,
  • dis accord,
  • non-agreements,
  • non conformisms,
  • bone contention,
  • dis accords,
  • non-conformisms,
  • non conformity,
  • dis-cords,
  • misbeliefs,
  • dis unity,
  • dis-unity,
  • nonconformisms,
  • un orthodoxy,
  • sour notes,
  • non agreement,
  • un-orthodoxy,
  • dis-accords,
  • non agreements,
  • mis belief,
  • non conformities,
  • hetero doxies,
  • non-concurrences.
  •expostulation (noun)
  • dissuasions,
  • dissuasion.
  •hue and cry (noun)
  • bugle call.
  •noncompliance (noun)
  • non-compliance.
  •objection (noun)
  • denial,
  • compliant.
  •opposition (noun)
  • disagreement,
  • counterattack,
  • friction,
  • counteraction,
  • inhibition,
  • impediment,
  • confrontation,
  • suppression,
  • defiance,
  • obstinacy,
  • opposition,
  • interference,
  • hindrance,
  • dispute,
  • conflict,
  • repulsion,
  • adversary,
  • antagonism,
  • contradiction,
  • obstruction,
  • repression,
  • rebuff.
  •outcry (noun)
  • hooha,
  • hubba-hubba,
  • noise,
  • up turn,
  • upturn.
  •protest (noun)
  • detraction,
  • lamentation,
  • denigration,
  • deprecation,
  • disparagement,
  • scold.
  •question (noun)
  • questions.
  •quibble (noun)
  • Quiddities,
  • hair-splitter,
  • quiddity,
  • Hairsplitter,
  • hairsplitters,
  • nit-picker.
  •representation (noun)
  • Re-presentation,
  • Effigies.
  •riot (noun)
  • anarchisms,
  • mis rule,
  • free for all,
  • shivarees,
  • mis-rules,
  • runin,
  • mis rules,
  • street fightings,
  • dis temper,
  • brannigans,
  • mis-rule,
  • dis tempers,
  • mob violences,
  • dis-temper,
  • dis-tempers.
  •sit-in (noun)
  • re volts,
  • re-volts,
  • peaceful protests,
  • re-volt,
  • re volt,
  • sit downs,
  • sitdowns,
  • sitin,
  • sitdown.
  •unrest (noun)
  • moodiness,
  • up set,
  • bickerings.

• v.

  •assert (verb)
  • shoot one mouth,
  • shot ones mouth,
  • shooting one mouth,
  • up-holding,
  • shoots wad,
  • de fended,
  • shoot off ones mouth,
  • up holds,
  • de-fend,
  • shooting off ones mouth,
  • pro claims,
  • up holding,
  • shot one mouth,
  • de-fending,
  • up-holds,
  • shooting off mouth,
  • de-fended,
  • pro-claim,
  • asservating,
  • up-held,
  • pro-testing,
  • pro testing,
  • shoot wad,
  • de fends,
  • pro-claiming,
  • up-hold,
  • shoots one's mouth,
  • shot one's mouth,
  • pro claiming,
  • shooting wad,
  • shoots one's wad,
  • shoot one's mouth,
  • shoot ones wad,
  • pro tested,
  • shoot ones mouth,
  • shoot mouth,
  • shot ones wad,
  • shoots ones wad,
  • pro-claimed,
  • shoots off one's mouth,
  • shoots one wad,
  • pro claim,
  • shooting one wad,
  • pro claimed,
  • asservated,
  • stands up for,
  • shoots off one mouth,
  • shot off one mouth,
  • shoot one wad,
  • shoots off ones mouth,
  • asservates,
  • pro fess,
  • de fending,
  • shoots one mouth,
  • shot one's wad,
  • de-fends,
  • pro-tested,
  • shoots ones mouth,
  • shooting one's mouth,
  • pro fesses,
  • shooting ones mouth,
  • standing up for,
  • shot mouth,
  • pro-fesses,
  • shoots mouth,
  • pops off,
  • shooting ones wad,
  • shot one wad,
  • popping off,
  • shoots off mouth,
  • shot wad,
  • up hold,
  • shot off one's mouth,
  • shooting mouth,
  • shooting one's wad,
  • shoot off one mouth,
  • putting forward,
  • pro-fess,
  • shooting off one mouth,
  • shot off mouth,
  • pro-claims,
  • de fend,
  • shot off ones mouth,
  • up held,
  • shooting off one's mouth.
  •complain (verb)
  • dis-approved,
  • sounds off,
  • dis-approve,
  • dis-agreeing,
  • make fuss,
  • looking askance,
  • dis agree,
  • makes a fuss,
  • kicking a fuss,
  • be moaning,
  • be moaned,
  • re pining,
  • be-wailed,
  • found fault,
  • re pined,
  • be-moans,
  • looked askance,
  • re-pine,
  • dis approve,
  • dis agreeing,
  • re pines,
  • kicks up a fuss,
  • dis agrees,
  • kicked a fuss,
  • be-moaned,
  • be-wail,
  • re-pined,
  • dis approving,
  • finds fault,
  • kick up fuss,
  • sounded off,
  • be-moaning,
  • dis-agrees,
  • be wail,
  • kicked up fuss,
  • takes exception to,
  • took exception to,
  • in-dict,
  • re-pining,
  • looks askance,
  • made a fuss,
  • be wailing,
  • making fuss,
  • kick fuss,
  • kicks up fuss,
  • taking exception to,
  • kick a fuss,
  • kicked fuss,
  • dis agreed,
  • be wails,
  • in dict,
  • dis approved,
  • kicking up a fuss,
  • dis-agree,
  • be moan,
  • finding fault,
  • makes fuss,
  • kicking fuss,
  • sounding off,
  • be-wailing,
  • kicks a fuss,
  • making a fuss,
  • dis-approving,
  • re pine,
  • be moans,
  • be wailed,
  • re-pines,
  • dis approves,
  • made fuss,
  • be-wails,
  • be-moan,
  • kicks fuss,
  • kicked up a fuss,
  • dis-approves,
  • kicking up fuss,
  • dis-agreed.
  •complain, disapprove; argue against (verb)
  • contend,
  • buck,
  • disagree,
  • blast,
  • rebel,
  • profess,
  • avouch,
  • say no,
  • combat,
  • testify,
  • thumbs down,
  • resist,
  • fight,
  • cry out,
  • attest,
  • be displeased by,
  • affirm,
  • asseverate,
  • avow,
  • Constate,
  • be against,
  • back-talk.
  •contend (verb)
  • antagonize,
  • wrangle,
  • contrast,
  • vie,
  • face,
  • stand,
  • defend,
  • withstand,
  • bicker,
  • argue,
  • wrestle,
  • brawl,
  • hassle,
  • clash,
  • confront.
  •demonstrate (verb)
  • actioning for a cause exhibit,
  • actioned for cause exhibit,
  • sits in,
  • lied in,
  • staged walkout,
  • marches on,
  • sitting in,
  • walkouted,
  • staging walkout,
  • actioned for a cause exhibit,
  • actions for a cause exhibit,
  • lying in,
  • stages walkout,
  • action for cause exhibit,
  • actioning for cause exhibit,
  • marched on,
  • sate in,
  • marching on,
  • walkouting,
  • actions for cause exhibit.
  •demur (verb)
  • takes exception,
  • took exception,
  • wait see,
  • hem haw.
  •discard (verb)
  • dis patch,
  • dis-patched,
  • dis possessing,
  • dis possess,
  • dis-carding,
  • dis-possesses,
  • having done with,
  • dis patches,
  • re moved,
  • re peals,
  • re moving,
  • dis card,
  • deep sixing,
  • dis-possess,
  • dis-card,
  • hast done with,
  • dis patched,
  • casting aside,
  • casts aside,
  • re pealing,
  • tossing aside,
  • re peal,
  • re-peals,
  • dis-patch,
  • re move,
  • dis cards,
  • hadst done with,
  • adiosed,
  • tosses aside,
  • dis carding,
  • re pealed,
  • frees of,
  • freeing of,
  • re-moves,
  • haddest done with,
  • deepsixing,
  • dis-carded,
  • deepsix,
  • de sert,
  • dis patching,
  • adioses,
  • dis possesses,
  • deep sixed,
  • dis-cards,
  • had done with,
  • re-pealed,
  • sweeps away,
  • has done with,
  • re-move,
  • sweeping away,
  • dis-possessed,
  • adiosing,
  • dis possessed,
  • hath done with,
  • dis carded,
  • de-sert,
  • tost aside,
  • re-pealing,
  • deepsixes,
  • dis-possessing,
  • dis-patches,
  • throws overboard,
  • dis-patching,
  • threw overboard,
  • freed of,
  • re-moving,
  • deepsixed.
  •dissent (verb)
  • putting up argument,
  • flies in face of,
  • puts up argument,
  • puts argument,
  • putting up an argument,
  • flying in face of,
  • saying not a chance,
  • said nothing doing,
  • put a fight,
  • putting up a fight,
  • fly face of,
  • dis-cording,
  • putting up fight,
  • puts a fight,
  • de-clines,
  • said no way,
  • flew in the face of,
  • de cline,
  • de clines,
  • says not a chance,
  • flying the face of,
  • said not a chance,
  • fly the face of,
  • says no way,
  • dis-according,
  • dis-accorded,
  • putting fight,
  • dis-corded,
  • put argument,
  • de-cline,
  • flying face of,
  • flew in face of,
  • flies in the face of,
  • say not chance,
  • putting argument,
  • puts up fight,
  • saying no way,
  • dis accorded,
  • putting a fight,
  • dis corded,
  • put an argument,
  • said not chance,
  • says nothing doing,
  • flew the face of,
  • put fight,
  • puts fight,
  • flies the face of,
  • flew face of,
  • says not chance,
  • puts up a fight,
  • saying nothing doing,
  • puts an argument,
  • flying in the face of,
  • dis cording,
  • puts up an argument,
  • dis according,
  • flies face of,
  • saying not chance,
  • putting an argument.
  •except (verb)
  • de-bars,
  • dis allowed,
  • dis-allows,
  • de-barring,
  • de bars,
  • de bar,
  • dis allow,
  • dis-allowing,
  • dis-allow,
  • de-barred,
  • de barring,
  • dis allowing,
  • de barred,
  • de-bar,
  • ex-cept,
  • ex cept,
  • dis allows,
  • dis-allowed.
  •expostulate (verb)
  • ex postulating,
  • ex-postulating,
  • ex-postulates,
  • ex-postulate,
  • ex postulated,
  • ex postulates,
  • ex-postulated,
  • ex postulate.
  •fulminate (verb)
  • de-claimed,
  • re probated,
  • inveighs against,
  • up-braids,
  • be rated,
  • de claimed,
  • be rate,
  • inveighed against,
  • re-probate,
  • sware at,
  • re-probated,
  • denunciates,
  • up braids,
  • swears at,
  • re probate,
  • de-claiming,
  • re-probates,
  • de claiming,
  • de claims,
  • be-rates,
  • up-braid,
  • inveighing against,
  • re-probating,
  • denunciated,
  • de-claims,
  • be rating,
  • denunciating,
  • up braided,
  • de claim,
  • up braid,
  • up-braided,
  • be rates,
  • be-rating,
  • be-rate,
  • swore at,
  • be-rated,
  • re probating,
  • swearing at,
  • de-claim,
  • up-braiding.
  •grumble (verb)
  • kvetches,
  • kvetched.
  •inveigh (verb)
  • lay in to,
  • jumps down one throat,
  • rips into,
  • re-criminate,
  • has at,
  • jumping down one throat,
  • hast at,
  • works over,
  • tonguelashed,
  • ripped in to,
  • jumping down ones throat,
  • jumps down ones throat,
  • jumping down one's throat,
  • tonguelashes,
  • jumped down one throat,
  • jumps down throat,
  • letted have it,
  • recriminates,
  • tongue-lashed,
  • tongue lashed,
  • having at,
  • hath at,
  • lets have it,
  • jumped down one's throat,
  • re criminating,
  • haddest at,
  • jump down ones throat,
  • rip in to,
  • ripping in to,
  • re criminate,
  • jumping down throat,
  • re criminated,
  • letting have it,
  • tonguelash,
  • tongue lashing,
  • re-criminated,
  • hadst at,
  • re-criminates,
  • tonguelashing,
  • re criminates,
  • jumped down throat,
  • tongue lashes,
  • jump down one throat,
  • reads out,
  • cracks down on,
  • ripped into,
  • cracked down on,
  • re-criminating,
  • ripping into,
  • rips in to,
  • tongue-lashes,
  • jumps down one's throat,
  • recriminated,
  • jumped down ones throat,
  • went after,
  • wrought over.
  •kick (verb)
  • with-stands,
  • with stand,
  • with stood,
  • with-stand,
  • with-standing,
  • with stands,
  • with standing.
  •maintain (verb)
  • de clare,
  • re-porting,
  • fought for,
  • re porting,
  • pleads for,
  • re ported,
  • pleaded for,
  • re-ported,
  • de-clare,
  • de clares,
  • stands by,
  • de-clares,
  • pled for,
  • fighting for,
  • fights for.
  •object (verb)
  • dis-countenances,
  • dis countenanced,
  • dis commend,
  • dis-esteeming,
  • made stink,
  • dis esteeming,
  • dis-countenance,
  • dis-commended,
  • dis commended,
  • making stink,
  • were displeased,
  • go one on oning,
  • dis-esteems,
  • dis-commends,
  • dis-countenancing,
  • dis commends,
  • makes a stink,
  • dis-esteemed,
  • raised objection,
  • are displeased,
  • dis-commending,
  • mixt it up with,
  • mixt up with,
  • dis avowed,
  • am displeased,
  • discommending,
  • go-one-on-ones,
  • go one on ones,
  • dis avows,
  • discommends,
  • go-one-on-oning,
  • discommended,
  • mixing it up with,
  • dis-avowed,
  • mixt it with,
  • dis countenance,
  • mixing up with,
  • mixed it with,
  • mixing with,
  • make stink,
  • wast displeased,
  • making a stink,
  • made a stink,
  • wert displeased,
  • go-one-on-oned,
  • being displeased,
  • dis esteem,
  • mix it with,
  • raises objection,
  • was displeased,
  • dis-avows,
  • dis-avow,
  • is displeased,
  • dis-commend,
  • go one on oned,
  • dis esteemed,
  • makes stink,
  • mixt with,
  • dis-esteem,
  • mixed it up with,
  • dis commending,
  • dis-countenanced,
  • dis avowing,
  • mixes with,
  • raising objection,
  • dis countenances,
  • dis-avowing,
  • dis avow,
  • mixes up with,
  • dis countenancing,
  • mixing it with,
  • dis esteems,
  • mixes it with,
  • mixes it up with.
  •protest (verb)
  • ridicule,
  • denigrate,
  • detract,
  • disparage,
  • grouch,
  • deprecate,
  • deplore.
  •refuse (verb)
  • re-fused,
  • with draws,
  • sending regrets,
  • with-hold,
  • turning ones back on,
  • gave thumbs down to,
  • re-fuse,
  • with-drawn,
  • made excuses,
  • sending off,
  • not budging,
  • with-drawing,
  • turns ones back on,
  • making excuses,
  • with-holds,
  • refuses to receive,
  • makes excuses,
  • re buff,
  • begging off,
  • with-drew,
  • re fusing,
  • passing up,
  • refused to receive,
  • giving thumbs down to,
  • re buffing,
  • with-held,
  • turning deaf ear to,
  • with drawing,
  • not budgets,
  • turn one back on,
  • turning from,
  • re-fusing,
  • refused receive,
  • passes up,
  • refuse receive,
  • re-buffing,
  • with drew,
  • turning one's back on,
  • re buffed,
  • turned one back on,
  • turning back on,
  • not budges,
  • sends off,
  • not budgeting,
  • not budgeted,
  • with holding,
  • turned from,
  • turns from,
  • re-fuses,
  • turned one's back on,
  • begged off,
  • not buying,
  • gives thumbs down to,
  • turned ones back on,
  • with drawn,
  • nixed,
  • re fuses,
  • turning one back on,
  • sends regrets,
  • not buys,
  • sent regrets,
  • with hold,
  • turns back on,
  • re fused,
  • turn ones back on,
  • not budged,
  • sets aside,
  • with draw,
  • not bought,
  • turned deaf ear to,
  • with held,
  • with-draw,
  • turns one back on,
  • refuses receive,
  • sent off,
  • re-buffs,
  • re-buffed,
  • re fuse,
  • refusing receive,
  • turns deaf ear to,
  • re buffs,
  • begs off,
  • turns one's back on,
  • with holds,
  • refusing to receive.
  •remonstrate (verb)
  • de cried,
  • frowns up on,
  • de-cry,
  • frowning up on,
  • frown up on,
  • frowned upon,
  • de-crying,
  • frowning upon,
  • de cry,
  • de cries,
  • frowns upon,
  • de crying,
  • frowned up on,
  • de-cried,
  • de-cries.
  •rock the boat (verb)
  • challenge status quo,
  • upsets the apple cart,
  • caused trouble,
  • stirring things up,
  • challenging status quo,
  • upsetting apple cart,
  • upsets apple cart,
  • upsetting the apple cart,
  • disturbs the balance,
  • causes trouble,
  • stirred things up,
  • disturbs balance,
  • making waves,
  • challenges the status quo,
  • challenges status quo,
  • disturbed the balance,
  • rock boat,
  • challenged the status quo,
  • challenging the status quo,
  • disturb balance,
  • not conforms,
  • stirs things up,
  • disturbed balance,
  • not conformed,
  • disturbing balance,
  • challenged status quo,
  • disturbing the balance.
  •squeal (verb)
  • be-tray,
  • sell down river,
  • be trays,
  • sells down river,
  • sold down river,
  • ratting on,
  • sells down the river,
  • tattletaled,
  • selling down river,
  • be-trays,
  • tattletaling,
  • sold down the river,
  • be tray,
  • ratted on,
  • selling down the river,
  • rats on.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • yell,
  • declare,
  • gripe,
  • rant,
  • static,
  • fusillade,
  • earful.
  •
  • demur,
  • quibble,
  • brouhaha,
  • moan,
  • clamor,
  • verbal,
  • rumbling,
  • uproar,
  • remonstrate.
  •
  • beef,
  • murmur,
  • exception.
  •assert
  • vouch.
  •challenge
  • demurrer.
  •demonstrate
  • lie in,
  • march on,
  • action for a cause exhibit,
  • lay in,
  • sat in,
  • Picketing,
  • lies in,
  • walkouts,
  • walkout,
  • stage walkout.
  •get rid of
  • discard.
  •inveigh
  • Trashed,
  • work over,
  • had at,
  • tongue-lash,
  • jump down throat,
  • cracking down on,
  • jump down one's throat,
  • reading out,
  • read out,
  • recriminate,
  • have at,
  • worked over,
  • let have it,
  • go after,
  • recriminating,
  • crack down on,
  • going after,
  • goes after,
  • tongue lash,
  • rip into.
  •oppose
  • call in question,
  • search out,
  • take a stand,
  • face down,
  • frown at,
  • counter-attacks,
  • counterattacking,
  • turned the tables,
  • searched out,
  • not countenanced,
  • speak against,
  • not countenance,
  • counter-attack,
  • searching out,
  • counterattacked,
  • stood up to,
  • take issue,
  • turn the tables,
  • stand up to,
  • run counter to,
  • standing to,
  • stand to.
  •refuse
  • give thumbs down to,
  • beg off,
  • turn away,
  • nixing,
  • turns away,
  • not care to,
  • pass up,
  • send off,
  • setting aside,
  • Regretted,
  • send regrets,
  • not buy,
  • turn from,
  • refuse to receive,
  • turn deaf ear to,
  • turn one's back on,
  • turning away,
  • not budge,
  • turned away,
  • passed up,
  • turn back on,
  • Refusing,
  • turned back on,
  • make excuses,
  • not budget.
  •remonstrate
  • frown upon.

Paraphrases for Protest:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    protesting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    protesting, demonstration, demonstrations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    protesting, demonstration.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    resistance.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    protester, manifestation.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    demonstrate, heckling, objection.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    stamina, complaint, disapproval, contestation, dissent, dissatisfaction, representation, strike, revolt, invocation, discontent, demonstrate, heckling, objection, struggle, unrest, rejection, petition.
  • Verb, past tense
    condemned, Argued.
  • Verb, past participle
    Lodged.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    disputes, rants.
  • Verb, base form
    complain, invoke, manifest, resist, express, demonstrate, objection, struggle, condemn.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    outcry.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    opposition, protestant, procession, denunciation, outcry, expression, event, displeasure.

Antonyms for Protest:

• n.

  • complaint, disapproval
    answer, compliment, agreement, acceptance, praise, harmony, flattery, approval, calmness, concurrence, calm, peace.
  • Other antonyms:
    disclaim, repudiate, disavow, disown, contradict, obedience, compliance, willingness, ignore, sanction, acquiescence.

• v.

  • complain, disapprove; argue against
    approve, forget, agree, accept, surrender, retreat, go along, comply, deny, give in, consent, support.

Hypernym for Protest:

• n.

  • act
    direct action, manifestation, boycott, walkout, demonstration.

• v.

  • communication
    inveigh, declaim.

Hyponym for Protest:

• n.

  • act
    resistance.
  • communication
    objection.

• v.

  • communication
    kick, aver, kvetch, complain, swear, swan, sound off, assert, verify, quetch, avow, affirm, plain.