All protest synonyms
proΒ·test
P p noun protest
- quiddity β the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing.
- outcry β a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- moodiness β given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.
- grievance β a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
- hubba-hubba β an expression of excitement or approval
- clinker β the ash and partially fused residues from a coal-fired furnace or fire
- furor β a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
- misbelief β erroneous belief; false opinion.
- clinkers β Plural form of clinker.
- grouse β any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- noncompliance β failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- fuss β an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
- nonconcurrence β refusal or failure to concur.
- agitation β If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- hue and cry β Early English Law. the pursuit of a felon or an offender with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm.
- lie-in β an act or instance of staying in bed longer than usual, especially in the morning.
- nonconformism β The refusal to conform to common standards, conventions, rules, traditions or laws.
- heckling β to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
- demurral β the act or an instance of demurring
- cc β You use cc when referring to the volume or capacity of something such as the size of a car engine. cc is an abbreviation for 'cubic centimetres'.
- mixup β an act or instance of mixing.
- ccs β carbon capture and storage
verb protest
- kick up a fuss β (Idiomatic) To show annoyance, or to complain loudly about something, often when it is of little importance in reality.
- immolate β to sacrifice.
- fulminate β to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- lie in β the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- walkout β a strike by workers.
- kvetching β Present participle of kvetch.
- beg off β to ask to be released from an engagement, obligation, etc
- kick β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- deep-six β To deep-six something means to get rid of it or destroy it.
- assert β If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
- discard β to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- junking β Present participle of junk.
- groused β to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- kvetch β to complain, especially chronically.
- animadvert β to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- discommend β to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage. The diners discommended the wine.
- inveigh β to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against): to inveigh against isolationism.
- fussed β an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
- junked β Simple past tense and past participle of junk.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- fly in the face of β to move through the air using wings.
- except β Specify as not included in a category or group; exclude.
- denunciate β to condemn; denounce
- beefing β the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- make waves β a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.