DEMURS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word demurs. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DEMURS
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| balks | verb v | |||||
noun • the area on a billiard table behind the balkline • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof • an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base verb • refuse to comply | ||||||
| hesitates | verb v | |||||
verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness • interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing | ||||||
| objects | noun n | |||||
noun • a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow • the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) • (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon • the focus of cognitions or feelings • (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer verb • express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent • be averse to or express disapproval of | ||||||
| protests | noun n | |||||
noun • a formal and solemn declaration of objection • the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent • the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval verb • utter words of protest • express opposition through action or words • affirm or avow formally or solemnly | ||||||
| resists | verb v | |||||
verb • elude, especially in a baffling way • stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something • express opposition through action or words • withstand the force of something • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse to comply | ||||||
| wavers | verb v | |||||
noun • someone who communicates by waving • the act of pausing uncertainly • the act of moving back and forth verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness • be unsure or weak • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern • move back and forth very rapidly • sway from side to side • give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | ||||||
| demurral | noun n | |||||
noun • (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings | ||||||
| demurrer | noun n | |||||
noun • (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings • (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||
| except | adverb adv | |||||
verb • object to • prevent from being included or considered or accepted | ||||||