Dictionary Entry

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

1transitive verb
To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
2intransitive 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.
3verb
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
4verb
argue in protest or opposition
5verb
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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