Synonyms for Demur:

n.
- can't bring yourself to do something
- let nature take its course
- make no move
- omit to do something
- sit by
- stand by
- support
• challenge
- claimings
- de fiance
- de fiances
- de-fiance
- de-fiances
- demandings
- inter rogation
- inter rogations
- inter-rogation
- inter-rogations
- pro vocation
- pro vocations
- pro-vocation
- pro-vocations
- summons contest
• communication
- demur
• conscience
- Superegos
- right and wrong
- small voice
- squeam
- still small voice
- superego
• disinclination
- dis favor
- dis favors
- dis inclination
- dis inclinations
- dis liking
- dis likings
- dis pleasure
- dis pleasures
- dis relish
- dis relishes
- dis satisfaction
- dis satisfactions
- dis taste
- dis tastes
- dis-favor
- dis-favors
- dis-inclination
- dis-inclinations
- dis-liking
- dis-likings
- dis-pleasure
- dis-pleasures
- dis-relish
- dis-relishes
- dis-satisfaction
- dis-satisfactions
- dis-taste
- dis-tastes
- dislikings
- hesitances
- in disposition
- in dispositions
- in-disposition
- in-dispositions
- lack desire
- lack enthusiasm
- loathnesses
• expostulation
- dissuasion
- dissuasions
• opposition
- fuel
• protest
- big stink
- formal complaint
• question
- questions
• regret
- lamentation
- regretfulness
- ruefulness
- self-accusation
- self-condemnation
- self-disgust
- self-reproach
• scruple
- Reluctancy
- reconsideration
- reconsiderations
- scruples
- squeamishness
v.
• back down
- Re sign
- begged off
- begging off
- begs off
- caved in
- gave ground
- had no fight left
- haddest no fight left
- hadst no fight left
- has no fight left
- hast no fight left
- hath no fight left
- having no fight left
- re canted
- re canting
- re signed
- re signing
- re signs
- re treat
- re treated
- re treating
- re treats
- re-canted
- re-canting
- re-sign
- re-signed
- re-signing
- re-signs
- re-treat
- re-treated
- re-treating
- re-treats
- sur render
- sur rendered
- sur rendering
- sur renders
- sur-render
- sur-rendered
- sur-rendering
- sur-renders
- wimped out
- wimping out
- wimps out
- with draw
- with drawing
- with drawn
- with draws
- with drew
- with-draw
- with-drawing
- with-drawn
- with-draws
- with-drew
- withdraw from agreement statement
- withdrawing from agreement or statement
- withdrawing from agreement statement
- withdraws from agreement or statement
- withdraws from agreement statement
- withdrew from agreement or statement
- withdrew from agreement statement
• balk
- shrank from
- shrinking from
- shrinks from
- shrunk from
- upsets apple cart
- upsetting apple cart
• complain
- be moan
- be moaned
- be moaning
- be moans
- be wail
- be wailed
- be wailing
- be wails
- be-moan
- be-moaned
- be-moaning
- be-moans
- be-wail
- be-wailed
- be-wailing
- be-wails
- dis agree
- dis agreed
- dis agreeing
- dis agrees
- dis approve
- dis approved
- dis approves
- dis approving
- dis-agree
- dis-agreed
- dis-agreeing
- dis-agrees
- dis-approve
- dis-approved
- dis-approves
- dis-approving
- ex postulate
- ex postulated
- ex postulates
- ex postulating
- ex-postulate
- ex-postulated
- ex-postulates
- ex-postulating
- finding fault
- finds fault
- found fault
- in dict
- in-dict
- kick a fuss
- kick fuss
- kick up fuss
- kicked a fuss
- kicked fuss
- kicked up a fuss
- kicked up fuss
- kicking a fuss
- kicking fuss
- kicking up a fuss
- kicking up fuss
- kicks a fuss
- kicks fuss
- kicks up a fuss
- kicks up fuss
- looked askance
- looking askance
- looks askance
- made a fuss
- made fuss
- make fuss
- makes a fuss
- makes fuss
- making a fuss
- making fuss
- re pine
- re pined
- re pines
- re pining
- re-pine
- re-pined
- re-pines
- re-pining
- sounded off
- sounding off
- sounds off
- takes exception to
- taking exception to
- took exception to
• decline
- beg be excused
- begged be excused
- begged to be excused
- begging be excused
- begging to be excused
- begs be excused
- begs to be excused
- by pass
- by passed
- by passes
- by passing
- de cline
- de clines
- de-cline
- de-clines
- dis missed
- dis missing
- dis-missed
- dis-missing
- don't bought
- don't buying
- don't buys
- dont bought
- dont buy
- dont buying
- dont buys
- not accepting
- not accepts
- re probate
- re probated
- re probates
- re probating
- re-probate
- re-probated
- re-probates
- re-probating
- sending regrets
- sends regrets
- sent regrets
- turned thumbs down
- turning thumbs down
- turns thumbs down
• differ
- bumped heads
- bumping heads
- bumps heads
- de bate
- de bated
- de bates
- de bating
- de-bate
- de-bated
- de-bates
- de-bating
- dis accord
- dis accorded
- dis according
- dis accords
- dis cept
- dis cord
- dis corded
- dis cording
- dis cords
- dis-accord
- dis-accorded
- dis-according
- dis-accords
- dis-cept
- dis-cord
- dis-corded
- dis-cording
- dis-cords
- discepted
- discepting
- discepts
- go it
- goes after each other
- goes at it
- goes it
- going after each other
- going at it
- going it
- hit clinker
- hit sour note
- hits a clinker
- hits a sour note
- hits clinker
- hits sour note
- hitting a clinker
- hitting a sour note
- hitting clinker
- hitting sour note
- protested against
- protesting against
- protests against
- takes issue
- taking issue
- took issue
- went after each other
- went at it
- went it
• disagree
- antagonize
- collide
- conflict
• dissent
- dis sent
- dis sents
- dis-sent
- dis-sents
- flew face of
- flew in face of
- flew in the face of
- flew the face of
- flies face of
- flies in face of
- flies in the face of
- flies the face of
- fly face of
- fly the face of
- flying face of
- flying in face of
- flying in the face of
- flying the face of
- put a fight
- put an argument
- put argument
- put fight
- puts a fight
- puts an argument
- puts argument
- puts fight
- puts up a fight
- puts up an argument
- puts up argument
- puts up fight
- putting a fight
- putting an argument
- putting argument
- putting fight
- putting up a fight
- putting up an argument
- putting up argument
- putting up fight
- said no way
- said not a chance
- said not chance
- said nothing doing
- say not chance
- saying no way
- saying not a chance
- saying not chance
- saying nothing doing
- says no way
- says not a chance
- says not chance
- says nothing doing
• doubt
- am a quandary
- am apprehensive of
- am curious
- am dubious
- am in a quandary
- am puzzled
- am quandary
- am uncertain
- am undetermined
- are a quandary
- are apprehensive of
- are curious
- are dubious
- are in a quandary
- are in quandary
- are puzzled
- are quandary
- are uncertain
- are undetermined
- art a quandary
- art apprehensive of
- art curious
- art in a quandary
- art in quandary
- art puzzled
- art quandary
- art uncertain
- art undetermined
- be a quandary
- be in quandary
- be quandary
- being a quandary
- being apprehensive of
- being curious
- being dubious
- being in a quandary
- being in quandary
- being puzzled
- being quandary
- being uncertain
- being undetermined
- call question
- called in question
- called question
- calling in question
- calling question
- calls in question
- calls question
- dis believe
- dis believed
- dis believes
- dis believing
- dis credit
- dis credited
- dis crediting
- dis credits
- dis trust
- dis trusted
- dis trusting
- dis trusts
- dis-believe
- dis-believed
- dis-believes
- dis-believing
- dis-credit
- dis-credited
- dis-crediting
- dis-credits
- dis-trust
- dis-trusted
- dis-trusting
- dis-trusts
- gave no credence
- gives no credence
- giving no credence
- had qualms
- haddest qualms
- hadst qualms
- harbored suspicion
- harboring suspicion
- harbors suspicion
- has qualms
- hast qualms
- hath qualms
- having qualms
- in sinuate
- in sinuated
- in sinuates
- in sinuating
- in-sinuate
- in-sinuated
- in-sinuates
- in-sinuating
- is a quandary
- is apprehensive of
- is curious
- is dubious
- is in a quandary
- is in quandary
- is puzzled
- is quandary
- is uncertain
- is undetermined
- mis gave
- mis give
- mis given
- mis gives
- mis trust
- mis trusted
- mis trusting
- mis trusts
- mis-gave
- mis-give
- mis-given
- mis-gives
- mis-trust
- mis-trusted
- mis-trusting
- not bought
- not buying
- not buys
- reading differently
- reads differently
- shilly shally
- skepticized
- skepticizes
- skepticizing
- smell rat
- smelled a rat
- smelled rat
- smelling rat
- smells a rat
- smells rat
- smelt a rat
- smelt rat
- sur mise
- sur mises
- sur-mise
- sur-mises
- takes dim view of
- taking dim view of
- took dim view of
- was a quandary
- was apprehensive of
- was curious
- was dubious
- was in a quandary
- was in quandary
- was puzzled
- was quandary
- was uncertain
- was undetermined
- wast a quandary
- wast apprehensive of
- wast curious
- wast dubious
- wast in a quandary
- wast in quandary
- wast puzzled
- wast quandary
- wast uncertain
- wast undetermined
- were a quandary
- were apprehensive of
- were curious
- were dubious
- were in a quandary
- were in quandary
- were puzzled
- were quandary
- were uncertain
- were undetermined
- wert a quandary
- wert apprehensive of
- wert curious
- wert dubious
- wert in a quandary
- wert in quandary
- wert puzzled
- wert quandary
- wert uncertain
- wert undetermined
- wondered at
- wondering at
- wonders at
• gag
- corks up
- de aden
- de adens
- de-aden
- de-adens
- keeping lid on
- keeping the lid on
- keeps lid on
- keeps the lid on
- kept lid on
- kept the lid on
- puts lid on
- puts the lid on
- putting lid on
- putting the lid on
- re press
- re pressed
- re presses
- re pressing
- re strain
- re strained
- re straining
- re strains
- re-presses
- re-pressing
- re-strain
- re-strained
- re-straining
- re-strains
- taped up
- tapes up
- taping up
- tongue tied
- tongue ties
- tongue tying
- tongue-ties
- tongue-tying
- tonguetie
- tonguetied
- tongueties
- tonguetying
• hesitate
- am irresolute
- am reluctant
- am unwilling
- are irresolute
- are reluctant
- are unwilling
- art irresolute
- art reluctant
- art unwilling
- being irresolute
- being reluctant
- being unwilling
- blow hot cold
- de lay
- de laying
- de lays
- de-lay
- de-laying
- de-lays
- hem haw
- holds off
- is irresolute
- is reluctant
- is unwilling
- sat fence
- sat on fence
- sate fence
- sate on fence
- shied away
- shies away
- shying away
- sit fence
- sits fence
- sits on fence
- sitting fence
- sitting on fence
- thinks twice
- thought twice
- was irresolute
- was reluctant
- was unwilling
- wast irresolute
- wast reluctant
- wast unwilling
- were irresolute
- were reluctant
- were unwilling
- wert irresolute
- wert reluctant
- wert unwilling
• misdoubt
- had doubts
- had one doubts
- had one's doubts
- had ones doubts
- haddest doubts
- haddest one doubts
- haddest one's doubts
- haddest ones doubts
- hadst doubts
- hadst one doubts
- hadst one's doubts
- hadst ones doubts
- has doubts
- has one doubts
- has one's doubts
- has ones doubts
- hast doubts
- hast one doubts
- hast one's doubts
- hast ones doubts
- hath doubts
- hath one doubts
- hath one's doubts
- hath ones doubts
- have one doubts
- have ones doubts
- having doubts
- having one doubts
- having one's doubts
- having ones doubts
- mis doubt
- mis doubted
- mis doubting
- mis doubts
- mis-doubt
- mis-doubted
- mis-doubting
- mis-doubts
Other synonyms:

•

objection
protest

•

exception

•

distance
kick

Other relevant words:

• back down

• back off

back down

• disagree

dissent

• doubt

• gag

• grievance

plaint

• hesitate

• protest

• recoil

• refuse

• remonstrate

• Other relevant words (noun):

• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

What are the hypernyms for Demur?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Other hypernyms:
contest, disagree, object, protest, take exception, object to.

What are the hyponyms for Demur?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for demur (as nouns)
- communication
  objection.
hyponyms for demur (as verbs)
- communication
  object, plead.

What are the opposite words for demur?

Demur is a verb that means to object or hesitate. The antonyms for the word "demur" include words like agree, accept, consent, concur, approve, and endorse. These words indicate that there is no disagreement, and the person is willing to go along with what is being proposed. For example, if someone demurs about going to a party, their friend might say "I understand, you'd rather stay in tonight," demonstrating agreement or consent. In contrast, if someone readily agrees to a plan or idea, they are indicating a lack of objection or hesitation. Antonyms for demur are useful for indicating enthusiastic participation, cooperation, or support for a particular activity or decision.

What are the antonyms for Demur?

n.
• noun
- acceptance
- acquiescence
- agreement
- approval
- compliance
- obedience
- sanction
- willingness
v.
• accede
- all owed
- all owing
- all-owed
- all-owing
- are game for
- art game for
- be game for
- being game for
- cave in
- caved in
- caves in
- caving in
- co operate
- co operated
- co operates
- co operating
- co-operate
- co-operated
- co-operates
- co-operating
- enter in to
- folding
- gave go ahead
- gave go-ahead
- gave goahead
- gave green light
- gave the go ahead
- gave the go-ahead
- gave the goahead
- gave the green light
- give go ahead
- give go-ahead
- give goahead
- give green light
- give the go ahead
- give the go-ahead
- give the goahead
- give the green light
- gives go ahead
- gives go-ahead
- gives goahead
- gives green light
- gives the go ahead
- gives the go-ahead
- gives the goahead
- gives the green light
- giving go ahead
- giving go-ahead
- giving goahead
- giving green light
- giving the go ahead
- giving the go-ahead
- giving the goahead
- giving the green light
- go along with
- is game for
- permit
- roll over and play dead
- roll over play dead
- rolled over and play dead
- rolled over play dead
- rolling over and play dead
- rolling over play dead
- rolls over and play dead
- rolls over play dead
- sub scribe
- sub scribed
- sub scribes
- sub scribing
- sub-scribed
- sub-scribes
- sub-scribing
- threw in the towel
- threw in towel
- threw the towel
- threw towel
- throw in the towel
- throw in towel
- throw the towel
- throw towel
- throwing in towel
- throwing the towel
- throwing towel
- throws in the towel
- throws in towel
- throws the towel
- throws towel
- was game for
- wast game for
- were game for
- wert game for
• accept
- Tolerated
- Tolerating
- concur with
- concurred with
- concurring with
- concurs with
- cooperate with
- cooperated with
- cooperates with
- cooperating with
- defer to
- deferred to
- deferring to
- defers to
- don't make waves
- don't rock boat
- don't rock the boat
- dont make waves
- dont rock boat
- dont rock the boat
- fit in
- fits in
- fitted in
- fitting in
- gave nod
- gave stamp approval
- give nod
- give stamp approval
- give the nod
- gives stamp approval
- gives stamp of approval
- gives the nod
- giving nod
- giving stamp approval
- giving stamp of approval
- giving the nod
- held with
- hold with
- holding with
- holds with
- lap up
- lapped up
- lapping up
- laps up
- live with
- lived with
- lives with
- living with
- play game
- play the game
- played game
- played the game
- playing game
- playing the game
- plays game
- plays the game
- re cognize
- re cognized
- re cognizes
- re cognizing
- re spect
- re spects
- re-cognize
- re-cognized
- re-cognizes
- re-cognizing
- re-spect
- re-spects
- rubber stamped
- rubber-stamped
- rubber-stamping
- rubber-stamps
- rubberstamp
- rubberstamped
- rubberstamping
- rubberstamps
- sat still for
- sate still for
- set store by
- sets store by
- setting store by
- signed off on
- signing off on
- signing on
- signs off on
- signs on
- sit still for
- sits still for
- sitting still for
- submit to
- submits to
- submitted to
- submitting to
- suffer
- take one on
- take one up on
- take stock in
- take up on
- take upon
- takes as gospel truth
- takes one on
- takes one up on
- takes one upon
- takes stock in
- takes up on
- takes upon
- taking as gospel truth
- taking one on
- taking one up on
- taking one upon
- taking stock in
- taking up on
- taking upon
- thumbsed up
- thumbses up
- thumbsing up
- tolerates
- took as gospel truth
- took one on
- took one up on
- took one upon
- took stock in
- took up on
- took upon
- under take
- under taken
- under takes
- under taking
- under took
- under-taken
- under-takes
- under-taking
- yield to
- yielded to
- yielding to
- yields to
• agree
- consent
• agree or consent
- accede
• consent
- made a deal
- made deal
- make a deal
- make deal
- makes a deal
- makes deal
- making a deal
- rolled over
- rolling over
- rolls over
- said uncle
- said yes
- say uncle
- say yes
- saying uncle
- saying yes
- says uncle
- says yes
- yeses
- yessed
- yesses
• disagree
- accept
- agree
- aid
- approve
- believe
- commend
- endorse
- give in
- go along
- help
- praise
- support
- surrender
• noun
- acquiesce
- admit
- assent
- coincide
- comply
- concur
- embrace
- harmonize
Other relevant words:

Usage examples for Demur

2292. If a woman came to you and sold a shawl, and wanted part of the price of it in worsted, would she get it without any demur?

"Second Shetland Truck System Report"

William Guthrie

After some demur, they at last acceded to my request, letting me down on my feet.

"Paddy Finn"

W. H. G. Kingston

Hazel Mallinsbee obeyed without further demur.

"The Son of his Father"

Ridgwell Cullum

Famous quotes with Demur

Look in; and learn the wrong, and right, From your own soul's unwritten laws. And when you question, or demur, Let Love be your Interpreter.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Don't be surprised if I demur, for, be advised My passport's green. No glass of ours was ever raised To toast .

Seamus Heaney

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