Demurred

Synonyms for "demurred" (172 found)

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Noun(3 words)

Verb(1 words)

argue aversion back down balance balk bashfulness beef bitch blench boggle boggling boycott call in question cavil challenge combat combative reaction complain complaint compunction

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conscience counteraction cry out against debate decline defiance deliberate demonstrate demonstrate against demonstration demurral

Related words (86)

object objection obstinacy oppose opposition passive resistance pause picket picketing ponder press objections protest protest demonstration protestation pull back quail qualm qualm of conscience qualmishness question

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Verb(2 words)

oppose scruple

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demur

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The employees demurred at working overtime.

Source: tatoeba (266539)

But Chloe in all simplicity demurred, asking him, moreover, what there could possibly be beyond kisses and embraces; and he, unacquainted with the mysteries of love, shed tears at his own ignorance.

Source: tatoeba (6213107)

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