protesting Synonym

competition, contention, conflict, antagonism, opposition, contest, struggle, feud, clash, combat, duel, fight, battle, war, enmity, hostility, animosity, friction, discord, strife, confrontation, challenge, dispute, rivalry [x]

disagree, conflict, clash, differ, oppose, be in conflict, be in disagreement, be at variance, be in opposition, be at loggerheads, be in dispute, be at cross purposes, be in contention, be in discord, be in disharmony, be in disaccord, be in friction, be in strife, be in quarrel, be in argument, be in altercation, be in feud, be in wrangle, be in squabble, be in bicker, be in spat, be in tiff, be in row, be in clash [x]

resist, withstand, oppose, defy, endure, combat, confront, counter, repel, fend off, fight against, stand up to, ward off, keep at bay, stave off, thwart, check, block, hinder, obstruct, impede, prevent, deter, discourage, forestall, stop, arrest, halt, restrain, contain, control, curb, bridle, rein in, subdue, suppress, quash, quell, squelch, stifle, smother, choke off, snuff out, extinguish, neutralize, nullify, invalidate, negate, counteract [x]

opposition, defiance, endurance, resilience, refusal, struggle, fight, combat, confrontation, dissent, obstruction, withstanding, noncompliance, rebellion, insubordination, antagonism, aversion, counteraction, immunity, fortitude, perseverance, tenacity, steadfastness, durability, invulnerability, toughness, stamina, persistence, obstinacy, intransigence, recalcitrance [x]

stubbornness, obstinacy, obduracy, inflexibility, rigidity, unmanageability, recalcitrance, willfulness, intransigence, immovability, mulishness, pertinacity, tenacity, doggedness, headstrongness, pigheadedness, indomitability, unyieldingness, adamance, resoluteness, determination, steadfastness, persistence, perseverance, relentlessness, inexorability, implacability, uncooperativeness, defiance, resistance, opposition, contrariness, perverseness, unruliness, disobedience, insubordination, rebelliousness, recalcitrancy, obstinateness, hardheadedness, bullheadedness, diehardness, unbendingness, unrelentingness, unshakeability, immovableness, inexorableness, implacableness [x]

repulse, drive away, fend off, ward off, push back, resist, deter, reject, rebuff, repudiate, spurn, shun, avoid, eschew, turn away, keep at bay, fight off, stave off, hold off, parry, deflect, dismiss, refuse, decline, dissuade, avert, prevent, obstruct, hinder, block, bar, stop, thwart, counter, oppose, confront, withstand, endure, bear, tolerate, abhor, loathe, detest, dislike, disdain, scorn, despise, abominate [x]

laziness, sluggishness, inactivity, lethargy, idleness, torpor, apathy, indolence, passivity, dormancy, stagnation, immobility, listlessness, languor, sloth, dullness, unresponsiveness, stillness, inaction, quiescence, torpidity, lack of energy, lack of movement, lack of activity, lack of motion, lack of dynamism, lack of initiative, lack of drive, lack of effort, lack of exertion, lack of enthusiasm, lack of interest, lack of motivation, lack of vigor, lack of vitality, lack of liveliness, lack of spirit, lack of zest, lack of animation, lack of briskness, lack of alacrity, lack of promptness, lack of readiness, lack of quickness, lack of swiftness, lack of speed, lack of rapidity, lack of haste [x]

inconsistency, conflict, discrepancy, opposition, paradox, clash,, divergence, incongruity variance, difference, dispute, discord, mismatch, antithesis, refutation, denial, rebuttal, negation, counterstatement, counterargument, dissent, dissonance, contrariety, contravention, refutal, challenge, contestation, inconsistence, incongruence, nonconformity, deviation, dichotomy, polarity, contradiction in terms, self-contradiction, incongruity, paradoxicalness, antinomy, counteraction, counterposition, counterclaim, counterevidence, counterproof [x]

demonstrations, objections, dissent, uprisings, rallies, marches, complaints, remonstrations, outcries, manifestations, resistances, revolts, insurrections, mutinies, upheavals, strikes, sit-ins, boycotts, pickets, walkouts, rebellions, disapprovals, grievances, oppositions, challenges, confrontations, disputes, outbursts, reactions, refusals, rejections, defiance, insubordination, noncompliance, disobedience, insurgence, insurgency, mutiny, revolution, insurrection, tumult, turmoil, unrest, agitation, disturbance, commotion, clamor, uproar, hullabaloo [x]

kämpfend mit, sich auseinandersetzend mit, sich abmühend mit, sich herumschlagend mit, sich raufend mit, sich abplagend mit, sich abquälend mit, sich abarbeitend an, sich abkämpfend mit, sich abmühend an, sich abquälend an, sich abplagend an, sich herumschlagend an, sich raufend an, sich auseinandersetzend an [x]

warding off, fending off, repelling, holding off, keeping away, preventing, averting, deterring, stopping, blocking, resisting, defending against, shielding from protecting against, thwarting, counter, parrying, staving off,, circumventing, dodging, el, escaping, evading, sidpping, shunning, steering clear of ducking, deflecting, divert, forestalling, precluding,ing, obstructing impeding, hindering, hampering, frustrating, nullifying, neutralizing, dissuading, disarming, disbanding, dispelling, dislodging, displacing, diverting [x]

resist, withstand, defy, oppose, reject, spurn, turn down, rebuff, repulse, shun, avoid, evade, elude, escape, dodge, fend off, ward off, fight off, keep at bay, hold off, stay away from, steer clear of, abstain from, refrain from, decline, dismiss, ignore, overlook, disregard, brush off, pass up, say no to, turn one's back on, be impervious to, be immune to, be indifferent to, be unresponsive to, be unswayed by, be unaffected by, be unmoved by, be untouched by, be untempted by, be uninterested in, be aloof from, be detached from, be dispassionate about, be apathetic towards, be cold towards, be cool towards [x]

resistance, protection, exemption, insusceptibility, invulnerability, defense, safeguard, shield, security, immunity from prosecution, nonliability, freedom, release, dispensation, privilege, amnesty, pardon, absolution, acquittal, exoneration, indemnity, impunity, liberty, franchise, prerogative, right, benefit, advantage, allowance, immunity from liability, immunity from obligation, immunity from duty, immunity from responsibility, immunity from harm, immunity from disease, immunity from infection, immunity from attack, immunity from danger, immunity from punishment, immunity from penalty, immunity from retribution, immunity from reprisal, immunity from retaliation, immunity from consequence, immunity from sanction, immunity from blame, immunity from fault, immunity from guilt, immunity from accusation [x]

opposing, resisting, combating, thwarting, counteracting, neutralizing, defying, challenging, confronting, repelling, parrying, blocking, negating, offsetting, counterbalancing, countervailing, countering, counterchecking, counterpoising, counterweighing, counterthrusting, counterpunching, counteroffensive, counterassaulting, counterattacking, counterblasting, countercharging [x]

stand-up-to, resist, defy, oppose, confront, challenge, withstand, fight back against, take a stand against, not yield to, not give in to, not be intimidated by, not be cowed by, not be pushed around by, not be dominated by, not be oppressed by, not be subjugated by, not be controlled by, not be coerced by, not be bullied into submission by, not be browbeaten by, not be terrorized by, not be frightened by, not be scared by, not be daunted by, not be threatened by, not be overpowered by, not be subdued by, not be overwhelmed by, not be dictated to by, not be bossed around by, not be harassed by, not be pressured by, not be manipulated by, not be forced by, not be compelled by, not be driven by, not be influenced by, not be swayed by, not be dominated into submission by, not be tyrannized by, not be bullied into compliance by, not be bullied into acquiescence by, not be bullied into agreement by, not be bullied into acceptance by, not be bullied into obedience by, not be bullied into conformity by [x]