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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How much snow and rain will impact the Northeast and New England remains in question with forecast models still disagreeing on the storm’s intensity and speed. — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 Agreeing with the commission and disagreeing with the sheriff were not presented as options. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026 Correcting another senior colleague in front of their team or disagreeing with everyone in the same meeting results in winning the argument and losing the room. — Mushfig Aliyev, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreeing

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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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Countries establish plans to reduce emissions, with the speed of reductions and ways to achieve them differing by country.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
Ahead of Election Day, the Senate race was filled with name-calling and tit-for-tat jabs over the candidates’ differing ideologies.

— Connor Greene, Time, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of differing

Verb

Sanon sidelined, his defense contends Unlike the defense mounted by the four men convicted earlier this year, Sanon’s lawyers are not arguing that others killed Moïse on July 7, 2021.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Alongside its Nvidia downgrade, William Blair upgraded rival Advanced Micro Devices to buy from hold, arguing that the risk/reward has shifted in AMD's favor.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026