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protest
verb
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How to pronounce protest:

Definition of protest:

protest (verb):
utter words of protest.
to assert in a formal or solemn manner

Synonyms for protest:

complain
cry out
declaim
demonstrate
demur
disagree
disapprove
expostulate
express disapproval
inveigh
kick
kick against
kvetch
object
oppose
plain
quetch
remonstrate
say no to
take exception
take up the cudgels

Antonyms for protest:

acceptance
accordance
acknowledgement
acknowledgment
acquiescence
admission
advocacy
affirmation
agreement
allowance
appreciation
approbation
approval
assent
assenting
avowal
backing
belief
blessing
compliance
complying
concordance
concurrence
consent
encouragement
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