| objection | | |
| n. | 1. expostulation, objection, remonstrance, remonstration | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest. |
| ~ communicating, communication | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information.; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" |
| n. | 2. objection | the speech act of objecting. |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ challenge | a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror. |
| ~ complaint | an expression of grievance or resentment. |
| ~ demur, demurral, demurrer | (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings. |
| ~ dissent | (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority.; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion" |
| ~ exception | grounds for adverse criticism.; "his authority is beyond exception" |
| ~ gripe, squawk, beef, bitch, kick | informal terms for objecting.; "I have a gripe about the service here" |
| ~ protest, protestation | a formal and solemn declaration of objection.; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution" |
| ~ protest | the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval.; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall" |
| n. | 3. dissent, objection, protest | the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent. |
| ~ boycott | a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies. |
| ~ direct action | a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands. |
| ~ resistance | group action in opposition to those in power. |
| ~ demonstration, manifestation | a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature).; "there were violent demonstrations against the war" |
| ~ walkout | the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest.; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak" |
| n. | 4. objection | (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality. |
| ~ procedure | a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings. |
| ~ recusation | (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| dissent | | |
| n. | 1. dissent | (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority.; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion" |
| ~ objection | the speech act of objecting. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. | 2. dissent | a difference of opinion. |
| ~ disagreement | the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing. |
| v. | 3. dissent | withhold assent.; "Several Republicans dissented" |
| ~ disagree, take issue, differ, dissent | be of different opinions.; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" |
| v. | 4. dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| ~ controvert, contradict, oppose | be resistant to.; "The board opposed his motion" |
| ~ walk out, strike | stop work in order to press demands.; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met" |
| ~ demonstrate, march | march in protest; take part in a demonstration.; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle" |
| ~ rebel, rise up, arise, rise | take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance. |
| ~ renegade, rebel | break with established customs. |
| v. | 5. differ, disagree, dissent, take issue | be of different opinions.; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" |
| ~ dissent | withhold assent.; "Several Republicans dissented" |
| ~ clash | disagree violently.; "We clashed over the new farm policies" |
| ~ contradict, contravene, negate | deny the truth of. |
| contradiction | | |
| n. | 1. contradiction | opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas. |
| ~ oppositeness, opposition | the relation between opposed entities. |
| ~ dialectic | a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history" |
| n. | 2. contradiction, contradiction in terms | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false.; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" |
| ~ logic | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference. |
| ~ antinomy | a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable. |
| ~ paradox | (logic) a statement that contradicts itself.; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false" |
| ~ falsehood, untruth, falsity | a false statement. |
| n. | 3. contradiction | the speech act of contradicting someone.; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction" |
| ~ negation | the speech act of negating. |
| ~ self-contradiction | contradicting yourself. |
| overrule | | |
| v. | 1. override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse | rule against.; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
| ~ decree, rule | decide with authority.; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" |
| dissent | | |
| disagree | | |
| v. | 1. disaccord, disagree, discord | be different from one another. |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| contradict | | |
| v. | 1. belie, contradict, negate | be in contradiction with. |
| ~ depart, deviate, vary, diverge | be at variance with; be out of line with. |
| v. | 2. contradict, contravene, negate | deny the truth of. |
| ~ disagree, take issue, differ, dissent | be of different opinions.; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" |
| ~ deny | declare untrue; contradict.; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" |
| v. | 3. contradict, controvert, oppose | be resistant to.; "The board opposed his motion" |
| ~ rebut, refute | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof.; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" |
| ~ negative, veto, blackball | vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent.; "The President vetoed the bill" |
| ~ dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| v. | 4. contradict, negate | prove negative; show to be false. |
| ~ logical system, system of logic, logic | a system of reasoning. |
| ~ shew, demonstrate, prove, show, establish | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" |
| ~ nullify, invalidate | show to be invalid. |
| ~ confute, disprove | prove to be false.; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" |
| counteract | | |
| v. | 1. antagonise, antagonize, counteract | act in opposition to. |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. | 2. counteract, countercheck | oppose or check by a counteraction. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. | 3. counteract, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize | oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" |
| ~ override | counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle). |
| ~ cancel, offset, set off | make up for.; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" |
| v. | 4. counteract, countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken | destroy property or hinder normal operations.; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" |
| ~ derail | cause to run off the tracks.; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" |
| ~ disobey | refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient.; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" |
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