Boycott and Protest

Boycott

Boycott noun - A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies.

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Protest and boycott are semantically related in strike topic. In some cases you can use "Protest" instead the word "Boycott" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: boycotted, boycotting

Protest

Protest noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.

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Synonyms for Protest

Antonyms for Protest

Boycott and protest are semantically related in strike topic. Sometimes you can use "Boycott" instead the word "Protest" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as work-to-rule.

Nearby Words: protestation, protested, protesting, protester, protestor

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

similar	similar boycott	similar protest
mass	mass boycott	mass protest
heavy	heavy boycott	heavy protest
massive	massive boycott	massive protest
Other adjectives: huge, famous, outright, international.

Common collocations

team	boycott team	protest team
show	boycott show	protest show
film	boycott film	protest film

Both words in one sentence

The United States subsequently led a boycott of the Olympics to protest the invasion.

Source: Shoot The Shaggy Dog / Real Life
Fans that were angry at Nintendo's actions vowed to boycott Federation Force in protest.

Source: Screwed by the Lawyers
Wayne also tried to boycott Douglas's film Spartacus as "Marxist propaganda" in protest of blacklistee Dalton Trumbo writing the screenplay.

Source: Friendly Enemy

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