Synonyms of protesting

Verb

1. protest, complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch

usage: utter words of protest

2. protest, resist, dissent, oppose, controvert, contradict

usage: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

3. protest, affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear

usage: affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"