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demurred

VERB

disagree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hesitate vacillate waver

STRONG

balk cavil challenge combat complain deprecate disapprove dispute doubt fight object oppose pause protest pussyfoot refuse remonstrate resist scruple shy stick stickle strain

WEAK

hem and haw take exception wait and see

Antonyms

STRONG

accept agree aid approve believe commend consent endorse give in go along help praise sanction support surrender

Example Sentences

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Asked by a student how he viewed the prospect of Warsh arriving at the Fed and pursuing rate cuts in the current environment, Powell demurred.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Starmer demurred, saying all British citizens were entitled to the same help regardless of their tax status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Ellison demurred when asked whether Trump would embrace him as CNN’s owner, given the president’s past criticisms of the network.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Some Iranians, hurrying about their day, demurred from speaking.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

When the sheriff apprehended him for grave-robbery and gold-hoarding, Mr. Fink demurred on the theory that if his own grandfather wasn’t his, whose was he?

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee