All demurred synonyms
de·mur
D d verb demurred
- objected — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- protested — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- balked — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- doubted — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- jibbed — to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
- disagreed — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- hesitated — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- caviled — Simple past tense and past participle of cavil.
- challenged — If you say that someone is challenged in a particular way, you mean that they have a disability in that area. Challenged is often combined with inappropriate words for humorous effect.
- combated — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- deprecated — to express earnest disapproval of.
- disputed — to engage in argument or debate.
- fought — simple past tense and past participle of fight.
- opposed — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- paused — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- resisted — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- shied — simple past tense and past participle of shy2 .
- strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
noun demurred
- questioned — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- regretted — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.