Synonyms for objection
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Complaint — A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the…
2. Remonstrance
Definitions
- n. 1
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
I have no objection to any person's religion.
- n. 2
The act of objecting.
- n. 3
An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.
Related words
- Word family
- objectionable objectionist objector
Forms
- Plural
- objections → complaints, grievances, quarrels, remonstrances…
Example sentences
- complaint I don't want to hear another complaint about you.
- quarrel The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.
- protest Protest takes ever more creative forms in Tatoeba.
- doubt There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| objection | falling | |
| complaint | falling | |
| quarrel | falling | |
| remonstrance | steady | |
| expostulation | steady | |
| protest | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- doubt1
- 7 letters
- protest2, dissent2, quarrel2, scruple2
- 8 letters
- question2, obstacle3, demurrer
- 9 letters
- challenge2, complaint2, exception3, rejection3, grievance2
- 10 letters
- difficulty4
- 12 letters
- remonstrance
- 13 letters
- expostulation, remonstration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (protest2 = 2 syllables).