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Expostulation

🔄 Synonyms of "Expostulation"

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Word	Definition
objectionnoun	A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
remonstrancenoun	A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Expostulation"

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Word	Definition
remonstrancenoun	A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest.
objectionnoun	A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
remonstrationnoun	Earnest protest or objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof.
remonstrantnoun	One who remonstrates, or issues (usually formal and written) protestations.
inveighingverb	The act of one who complains or censures.
exhortationnoun	Language intended to give advice or to urge or encourage.
protestingverb	Protestation.
admonishmentnoun	The act of admonishing.
disputationnoun	The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
excusenoun	(countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
exhortingverb	exhortation
reproofnoun	An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.
excusationnoun	(obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
redargutionnoun	(obsolete) The act of redarguing; refutation.
reprovingverb	Expressing reproof; reproachful or admonishing.
repostulationnoun	The act of postulating again.
protestationnoun	A formal solemn objection or other declaration.
admonitionnoun	A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.
disculpationnoun	exculpation
responsenoun	An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.