Synonyms and Antonyms of expostulate
- the concerned parents tried to expostulate with their daughter when she announced her intention to live on her own in New York City
conflict, debate, dispute, hassle, quarrel, squabble, wrangle
beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, keen, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl