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Protest

To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow.

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Affirm 76% connected

to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.

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Assert 76% connected

To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.

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Aver 76% connected

A work horse, or working ox.

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Avow 76% connected

To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes.

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Complain 76% connected

To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak…

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Contradict 76% connected

To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.

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Controvert 76% connected

To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.

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Kick 76% connected

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

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Objection 76% connected

The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.

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Oppose 76% connected

To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

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Plain 76% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Resistance 76% connected

The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.

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Swan 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and stro…

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Swear 76% connected

To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also…

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Verify 76% connected

To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.

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Manner of action 9

Arise 76% connected

To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise;…

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Declaim 76% connected

To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exerc…

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Demonstrate 76% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

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Inveigh 76% connected

To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken…

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March 76% connected

The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

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Rebel 76% connected

Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.

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Renegade 76% connected

One faithless to principle or party.

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Rise 76% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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Strike 76% connected

To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…

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Boycott 76% connected

To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from ho…

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Demonstration 76% connected

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.

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Manifestation 76% connected

The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exh…

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Derivationally related 12

Contestant 74% connected

One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.

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Contestant 74% connected

One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.

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Dissentient 74% connected

Disagreeing; declaring dissent; dissenting.

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Dissentient 74% connected

Disagreeing; declaring dissent; dissenting.

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Dissident 74% connected

No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different.

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Dissident 74% connected

No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different.

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Protestant 74% connected

One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree…

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Protestant 74% connected

One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree…

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Protestation 74% connected

The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.

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Protestation 74% connected

The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.

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Protester 74% connected

One who protests; one who utters a solemn declaration.

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Protester 74% connected

One who protests; one who utters a solemn declaration.

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Synonym 4

Dissent 92% connected

To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.

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Objection 92% connected

The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Protestation 92% connected

The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.

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Resist 92% connected

To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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