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Definition of objecting : of Object

Synonyms:

fighting, repressing, contradicting, inhibiting, impeding, rebuffing, crossing, counteracting, protesting, checking, obstructing, intercepting, meddling, confronting, suppressing, repulsing, oppressing, resisting, interfering, countering, counterattacking, repelling, hindering

grouching, detracting, lamenting, ridiculing, deprecating, disparaging, deploring, denigrating

denying, answering, justifying, explaining, rebutting, reacting, retorting, refuting, defending, echoing, replying, returning, acknowledging, expounding, responding

contradictory, obstructive, oppositional, defiant, confrontational

complaining, clashing, dissenting, disagreeing, differing, arguing, contending, antagonizing, colliding, conflicting, rejecting, demurring, defying, bickering, repudiating, disputing, opposing, challenging

Usage examples:

• Praxilla was selected as a companion to Alexander's bride, and she yielded without objecting, but on her way homewards she nodded assent when her father said: " Let things go on now as they may, but a few hours before the performance begins, I will send them word that you are ill." - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.
• Hammer was up, objecting, making the most of the opportunity. - "The Bondboy", George W. (George Washington) Ogden.
• He confined himself almost entirely to technicalities, strongly objecting to the sestett with its three rhymes in the middle, upon which Cino had prided himself in no small degree. - "Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso", Maurice Henry Hewlett.