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noun |
| pronunciation: |
pro
test
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| definition 1: |
an expression of being against something; objection; complaint.
The teacher ignored his protests about having too much homework.- synonyms:
- dissent, objection, resistance
- antonyms:
- approval
- similar words:
- challenge, exception
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| definition 2: |
a formal action of a group of people who want something to be changed or who are against something that is planned to happen.
A group of citizens joined in a protest against tearing down the historic bridge over the town's river.- synonyms:
- demonstration, rally
- similar words:
- boycott, picket, strike
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| related words: |
complaint, demonstration, dissent, opposition, outcry |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
pr
test
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| inflections: |
protests, protesting, protested |
| definition 1: |
to express the feeling of being against something; show objection.
Many people protested against the plan to pave over the ball fields.- synonyms:
- argue, dissent, object
- antonyms:
- agree
- similar words:
- contend, contradict, debate, differ, disagree, dispute
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| definition 2: |
to express objection to or disagreement with, in a planned, organized way.
Thousands of citizens protested the Vietnam war during the 1960s.- antonyms:
- assent
- similar words:
- contradict, object
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| related words: |
challenge, defy, deliver, demonstrate, oppose |
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| derivations: |
protestingly (adv.), protester (n.) |
Word Builder: protest +
- protester:
a person who protests.
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