Synonyms for protest
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Affirm
affirm, declare, state, repudiate, assert, avow, profess, aver, avouch rare, asseverate rare
2. Remonstrate
remonstrate, deprecate, expostulate rare
Other
Noun
1. Dissent
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To make a strong objection.
The public took to the streets to protest over the planned change to the law.
- v. 2
To affirm (something).
I do protest and declare …
- n. 1
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
They lodged a protest with the authorities.
Related words
- Word family
- protestation protester
Example sentences
- repudiate My parents would repudiate my brother if they ever found out he was gay.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| protest | steady | |
| repudiate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- aver2, avow2
- 5 letters
- state1, march1
- 6 letters
- resist2, assert2, affirm2, avouch
- 7 letters
- declare2, dissent2, profess2
- 9 letters
- objection3, repudiate4, deprecate3
- 10 letters
- asseverate
- 11 letters
- declaration4, remonstrate, expostulate
- 12 letters
- protestation4, remonstrance
- 13 letters
- demonstration4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aver2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- protester
- Italiano
- protestare
- Español
- protestar
- Deutsch
- anfechten
- Català
- protestar