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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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 Some 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, 8 Aug. 2026 Ever since Cunningham's comments, numerous players and coaches have been outspoken before, during, and after games, with many apparently disagreeing with Cunningham. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In many technology initiatives, management and engineering are not actually disagreeing. — Nik Froehlich, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 But the city that prides itself on being home to four cultures was still grappling with the aftermath of the border surge, with locals disagreeing on what caused it and who exactly is to blame. — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreeing

Adjective

When those two instincts collide, it’s bound to be complex and conflicting, and Greengrass delivers that with a boots-on-the-ground style.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Hoskins has sent conflicting guidance out to election officials over the past several days as different courts have dizzyingly restored and overturned the congressional map.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of conflicting

Adjective

The defense attorney argued that theory was inconsistent with the evidence, pointing to Apple Maps searches prosecutors highlighted during the trial.

— Lorraine Taylor , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
If every new scenario causes delays, requires manual recalculation or produces inconsistent results, AI cannot support continuous planning at enterprise scale.

— Stephen Macfarlane, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of inconsistent

Verb

The conflict is hardly the first involving a living celebrity objecting to a fictional depiction.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The decision sparked widespread public debate, with students, teachers and even some astronomers objecting to the change, Smithsonian Magazine notes.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of objecting

Verb

Milei has rejected calls for government intervention, arguing that unpaid debts are a private matter between borrowers and lenders rather than a symptom of wider economic distress.

— Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Reddington said his first priority is arguing later this month that a retrial would violate Clancy's constitutional protection against double jeopardy because the mistrial was declared over the defense's objection.

— Bryan Llenas , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026