Demur Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-mûr'

Category:

Part of speech:

Synonyms for Demur

dispute
To oppose in any way; resist
3
0
disagree
(Intransitive) To not agree (suit).
1
0
challenge
To have due claim to; call for:
0
0
except
To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
0
0
expostulate
To say in protest; object:
0
0
inveigh
The definition of inveigh is to rant against something, or to speak or write about something with great hostility.
0
0
protest
(Chiefly North America) To object to.
0
0
Advertisement
remonstrate
(Intransitive, chiefly historical) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.
0
0
kick
(Informal) To object strongly; complain; grumble
0
0
squawk
To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
0
0
exception
(Law) A formal protest against a ruling of the trial court on a question of law, such as the admissibility of a certain piece of evidence, to make clear for the record that the issue is being preserved for a potential appeal.
0
0
expostulation
(Uncountable) A comment of earnest reasoning meant to dissuade or remonstrate.
0
0
objection
A statement presented in opposition:
0
0
protestation
A protest; objection
0
0
Advertisement
remonstrance
An expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, especially a formal statement of grievances.
0
0
delay
To put off to a future time; postpone
0
0
doubt
(Archaic) To hesitate
0
0
hesitate
To be reluctant; not be sure that one should
0
0
linger
(Intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
0
0
pause
To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim:
0
0
Advertisement
question
To ask questions.
0
0
resist
(Intransitive) To oppose.
0
0
scruple
To hesitate as a result of conscience or principle:
0
0
vacillate
To change between one state and another; fluctuate:
0
0
demurral
The act of demurring, especially a mild, polite, or considered expression of opposition.
0
0
demurrer
An objection; demur
0
0

Antonyms for Demur

agree
To accept or support a policy or program:
0
0
accept
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
0
0
consent
To agree (to do something)
0
0

Words Related to Demur

object
Whitgift
2
0
oppose
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand.
1
0
support
Financial or other help.
1
1
complain
To find fault; declare annoyance
0
0
recant
0
0
sneer
0
0
flinch
0
0
Advertisement
Find another word for demur. In this page you can discover 40 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for demur, like: dispute, object, disagree, oppose, support, challenge, complain, except, expostulate, inveigh and protest.
Trending topics
More Articles

Demur Sentence Examples

  • The Koreans did not accept the restoration of Japanese influence without demur.

  • After some demur, the poet consented to accept it, but added, "For my own part, I shall regret my simple name all my life."

  • He said the costs would be borne by the Home budget, and Council did not demur.

  • For Judaism had organized itself; the Shulhan aruch of Joseph Qaro, printed in 1564 within a decade of its completion, though not accepted without demur, was nevertheless widely admitted as the code of Jewish life.

  • He accepted the dignity at any rate without demur, and there seems little doubt that the question of assuming, or obtaining, this title had previously been discussed.

More sentences

Words near demur in the Thesaurus