demur
1 synonym and 5 antonyms for demur, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To show that you are unwilling to do something, or to disagree with it.
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From Middle English demuren (“to delay; to linger; to remain (in office); to keep, retain (?)”), from Anglo-Norman demorer and Old French demorer, demourer (“to remain, stay”) (modern French demeurer), from Vulgar Latin dēmorāre, from Latin dēmorārī, the present active infinitive of Latin dēmoror (“to delay, detain; to...
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