n. 25B6; verb Steed demurred when the suggestion was made : OBJECT, take exception, take issue, protest, cavil, dissent; voice reservations, be unwilling, be reluctant, baulk, think twice; drag one's heels, refuse; informal boggle, kick up a fuss.
25B6; noun they accepted without demur : OBJECTION, protest, protestation, complaint, dispute, dissent, opposition, resistance; reservation, hesitation, reluctance, disinclination; doubts, qualms, misgivings, second thoughts; a murmur, a word.