remonstrate

remonstrate is a 11-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
2. intransitive verb. To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation.
3. verb. censure severely or angrily

   "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"

   "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"

   Synonyms: berate, chide, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, reprimand, reproof, scold, trounce

4. verb. argue in protest or opposition
5. verb. present and urge reasons in opposition

Synonyms

berate, chide, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, reprimand, reproof, scold, trounce

Common word forms

remonstrated, remonstrates, remonstrating

Words from these letters

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