REMONSTRATED (WITH) Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

remonstrated (with)

verb

past tense of remonstrate (with)

as in objected

to present an opposing opinion or argument discouraged her from remonstrating with her father, whose mind was obviously made up

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But Galanis said the trip never happened after her daughter objected.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
When government officials initially proposed talks at a senior minister’s residence or a government office, movement leaders objected.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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Officials on the French Caribbean island of Martinique recently opened a shelter to temporarily house those affected by the toxic gases after residents protested.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
The Administration protested that that was impossible; the agency could only produce employee badges and process paperwork for seventy people a week.

— Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

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