Synonyms of dissentient

dissentient 1 of 2

adjective

as in dissident

deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices

the communist party did not look favorably on dissentient opinions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissident
• dissenting
• unconventional
• heretical
• nonconformist
• heretic
• iconoclastic
• out-there
• maverick
• separatist
• heterodox
• unorthodox
• freethinking
• sectarian
• nontraditional
• nonorthodox
• apostate
• schismatical
• renegade
• schismatic
• defecting
• free-spirited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• orthodox
• conventional
• conformist
• conforming

dissentient

2 of 2

noun

as in dissenter

a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs

traditionalists who feared that their church was falling into the hands of dissentients and malcontents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissenter
• dissident
• renegade
• nonconformist
• heretic
• heresiarch
• separatist
• infidel
• sectarian
• defector
• individualist
• separationist
• apostate
• unbeliever
• bohemian
• schismatic
• disbeliever
• misbeliever

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conformer
• believer
• conformist