DISAGREEING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

disagreeing 1 of 2

adjective

as in conflicting

not being in agreement or harmony their disagreeing accounts of what happened that night make me wonder if either is telling the truth

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disagreeing

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verb

present participle of disagree

as in dissenting

to have a different opinion the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed

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Recent Examples of disagreeing

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Meanwhile, doctors analyzing the situation from afar have debated on social media how Hurts' condition should have been treated, often disagreeing with one another. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Some state lawmakers who worked with Jackson have criticized him as having a temper, including once throwing a plastic water bottle on the ground in frustration while disagreeing with a female lawmaker. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings has acknowledged that disagreeing with a boss or coworker doesn’t come naturally to most people. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 John, a Navy veteran and Democrat, and Mary, a lifelong Republican, are used to disagreeing over politics. — Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 While critics of his position have accused him of trying to jam a utility company bailout through at the end of the session, Newsom cast the lawmakers disagreeing with him as aligned with another industry unpopular with many Californians. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Spurlock entered a Newton plea, agreeing to guilt but disagreeing with certain elements of the case, and served 17 years starting in 2005. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 By contrast, another participant recalled disagreeing with a friend who believed drinking soda and eating fast food was harmless, a belief the participant considered factually wrong. — Andras Molnar, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Respectfully disagreeing with your manager is part of building a healthy workplace. — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreeing

Adjective

Aaron Kesselheim, a physician and a professor at Harvard Medical School, spent two weeks studying the conflicting results before the committee met, remotely, on November 6, 2020.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
To that end, Eaton cites ongoing litigation involving college athletes and former college athletes seeking to extend their collegiate careers, with conflicting court decisions, as evidence the topic raises debatable interpretations of the law.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of conflicting

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Since then, most of the 3-2 split votes have had Lago, Anderson and Lara on one side, with Castro and Fernandez dissenting.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Keep an eye on the number of dissenting votes, higher disagreement directly erodes the market's confidence in the Fed's decision.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissenting

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Voters in the city’s 1st, 3rd and 5th districts considered candidates’ differing approaches to growth, traffic, public safety and city spending.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Since then, the contest has been in many ways a generational fight, with the two staking out differing positions on public safety, housing production and strategies for ending homelessness.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of differing

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Wisconsin Democrats have failed on multiple occasions to petition the Wisconsin Supreme Court to grant a redraw of the maps, arguing that the current map unfairly favors Republicans.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly questioned whether women should serve in ground combat and special operations roles, arguing that their inclusion could undermine military effectiveness and physical standards.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026