DIS-SENTS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

dissents 1 of 2

noun

plural of dissent

as in discords

a lack of agreement or harmony considerable dissent within the party's rank and file

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as in heresies

departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice the church reacted to any form of dissent by promptly excommunicating its proponents

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dissents

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dissent

as in disagrees

to have a different opinion anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance

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Recent Examples of dissents

Noun

But three dissents signaled unease by pushing for a rate hike – the most in nearly a decade. — Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Often dissents can directionally hint at what the FOMC is thinking. — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 The tone of his remarks, along with any dissents from other policymakers, will also be of note. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 27 July 2026 But when the court was closely split in major cases, Kennedy was likely to be in majority while Scalia wrote scathing and increasingly personal dissents. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was in the majority the least often last term (67%) and wrote the most dissents with 10, according to SCOTUSblog. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 July 2026 In both her dissents and concurrences, Thomas, the court’s only other Black member and its leading proponent of originalism, has been one of her main targets. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026 The 6-3 ruling included dissents from conservative-leaning Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026 Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch each wrote separate dissents in Barbara, and Gorsuch joined Thomas’s. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Verb

These include rising bond yields, recent hawkish speeches, three July dissents from Fed policymakers and energy pricing remaining generally elevated. — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissents

Noun

Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.

— April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.

— Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025

Definition of discords

Noun

Its members celebrate the ancient Latin Mass and have accused the modern church of being rife with heresies and errors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
His campaign is gaining momentum at a time when many of the administration’s steadfast Christian backers—alarmed by the president’s bullying campaign against Pope Leo XIV in recent weeks, among other heresies—have been rethinking their support.

— Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of heresies

Verb

Notably, few major artists have joined BTS's boycott outright, and that is not evidence the industry disagrees with them.

— Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the watershed department disagrees with the state’s findings and maintains its position that the chemical spill did not cause the fish kill.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of disagrees

Noun

Moreover Jewish and Eastern Christian frictions go back deep into the Ottoman era, jockeying for the Sultan’s favor in the millet system.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
When algorithms see these frictions falling away, the need for a driver premium plummets, deflating the surge price.

— Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of frictions

Noun

As the country heads toward a national election, the leader once celebrated as a healer is now viewed by critics as the main driver of these schisms.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of schisms

Noun

Muse documents the prompts, approvals and models used across a production, while Copyright Guardian checks generated material for potential conflicts.

— Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Talking through everyday responsibilities and standards for shared spaces helps prevent many of the conflicts couples report in their first year of cohabiting.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026

Definition of conflicts

Noun

By using a mathematical technique to reduce the precision of some data, the researchers brought that figure down to 51 watts without compromising the system’s ability to detect dangerous computational errors.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
According to Bergh, part of the issue is that many state agencies are struggling with staffing pressures and paperwork backlogs, especially amid efforts to prevent errors on food aid applications and avoid new federal penalties.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026