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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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
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
More than 14,000 property owners have filed formal appeals disagreeing with their property values or property classifications this year, about 5% of the 281,000 parcels in the county.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Emotions are completely overwhelming, head and heart disagreeing, reflected in a conflict between emotional intuition and logical reasoning.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Fed Governor Michael Barr, the former vice chair for supervision, issued a statement disagreeing with the move.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Silence could mean many different things for different people, going from strongly agreeing, to strongly disagreeing, or even being ignored.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Looking at an album and seeing a rating or disagreeing with everybody else — what did said magazine say?
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
The idea of disagreeing better – a core tenet of our work at NCRC – has fueled Cox for a while now.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
But sometimes disagreeing on that dynamic can produce interesting results.
—Cat Cardenas, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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The coroner did not determine a cause of death, disagreeing with the earlier suggestion of suffocation; neither Australian nor German pathologists could establish one, the outlet reported.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
More than 14,000 property owners have filed formal appeals disagreeing with their property values or property classifications this year, about 5% of the 281,000 parcels in the county.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Emotions are completely overwhelming, head and heart disagreeing, reflected in a conflict between emotional intuition and logical reasoning.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Fed Governor Michael Barr, the former vice chair for supervision, issued a statement disagreeing with the move.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Silence could mean many different things for different people, going from strongly agreeing, to strongly disagreeing, or even being ignored.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Looking at an album and seeing a rating or disagreeing with everybody else — what did said magazine say?
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
The idea of disagreeing better – a core tenet of our work at NCRC – has fueled Cox for a while now.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
But sometimes disagreeing on that dynamic can produce interesting results.
—Cat Cardenas, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreeing
Adjective
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There are conflicting accounts about her presence.—
Dana Kelley,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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But eyewitnesses and circulating video paint a conflicting picture, intensifying national scrutiny of ICE's tactics and raising comparisons to the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which occurred less than a mile from where Good was shot.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, she was almost unanimously voted for (with Michael casting the sole dissenting vote against Yam Yam Arocho).—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Alito’s aggravation Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has a remarkable record of transforming his old dissenting opinions into the new majority view and setting the direction of the law.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The company says the system aims to tackle persistent challenges in the hospitality industry, including labor shortages, inconsistent drink quality, and long service times.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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In some cases, CBS News ran images through AI detection tools, which can be inconsistent or inaccurate but can still help flag possibly manipulated content.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Democrats objecting to the guidance had been holding up the confirmation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Dec. 2025
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But Bennet and Hickenlooper took the lead in bringing the package to a dead halt by objecting to an agreement to set up date and amendment votes on the Senate floor.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
19 Dec. 2025
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How Climate Affects Planting Time Part of the reason for the differing opinions on when to plant a rose lies in the wide variation in climate across the US.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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Five straps of differing widths hold the foot in place as the shoe’s upper balance on top of a six-inch heel.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Wolff sued then, arguing that her claims were the latest of several attempts by the Trumps to bury reporting about their history with the disgraced financier.—
Graph Massara,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Several pension funds have come out against the package, arguing that the board of directors is too beholden to Musk, his behavior too reckless lately and the riches offered too much.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Disagreeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagreeing. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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