Demur Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-mûr
To express opposition, often by argument
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. challenge
  2. except
  3. expostulate
  4. inveigh
  5. object
  6. protest
  7. remonstrate
  8. kick
  9. squawk
Antonyms:
  1. agree
  2. accept
  3. consent
  4. go along
Take exception to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. disagree
  2. challenge
  3. oppose
  4. object
  5. delay
  6. dispute
  7. doubt
  8. except
  9. hesitate
  10. linger
  11. pause
  12. protest
  13. question
  14. resist
  15. scruple
  16. vacillate
The act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. challenge
  2. exception
  3. expostulation
  4. objection
  5. protest
  6. protestation
  7. remonstrance
  8. remonstration
  9. squawk
  10. kick
To voice opposition; object:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. object
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. demurral
  2. demurrer

Words Related to Demur

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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.

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