All expostulated synonyms
verb expostulated
- disagreed — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- admonished — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- 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.
- objected — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- argued — Simple past tense and past participle of argue.
- dissuaded — Simple past tense and past participle of dissuade.
- opposed — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.