Remonstrate (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Present and urge reasons in opposition.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

• She decided to remonstrate against the new tax, citing its likely detrimental effects on low-income households.
• The local residents chose to remonstrate with the city council over the impending construction project.
• The group of environmentalists will remonstrate with the company about the potential damage of its proposed pipeline.
• As a concerned citizen, he felt compelled to remonstrate against the recent policy changes.
• The community leader will remonstrate with the government officials over their inaction on the pressing issue.

Synonyms

• Point Out

Meaning ²

Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

• The politician was forced to remonstrate with the CEO after discovering the company's severe financial discrepancies.
• Her parents would often remonstrate with her about staying out late at night without telling them.
• The manager began to remonstrate with the employee regarding his poor performance.
• The audience began to remonstrate with the emcee for announcing the wrong winner of the contest.
• The neighbors decided to remonstrate with the people who were causing the loud noise that had been disrupting the neighborhood.

Synonyms

• Trounce
• Jaw
• Have Words
• Call On The Carpet
• Lecture
• Call Down
• Chide
• Dress Down
• Lambaste
• Chew Out
• Rebuke
• Rag
• Bawl Out
• Chew Up
• Scold
• Berate
• Lambast
• Take To Task
• Reprimand

Hypernyms

• Criticise
• Criticize
• Knock
• Pick Apart

Hyponyms

• Chastise
• Objurgate
• Chasten
• Castigate
• Tell Off
• Brush Down
• Correct

Meaning ³

Argue in protest or opposition.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

• The senator continued to remonstrate about the proposed tax hike, citing concerns from her constituents.
• Many people began to remonstrate against the government's decision to build a new airport in the area.
• When her boss suggested that she work on the weekends, she did not remonstrate, fearing for her job.
• Environmental groups have been known to remonstrate against companies that they perceive as harming the planet.
• As they were about to kick her out, she began to loudly remonstrate about the unfair treatment she had received at the store.