DISSENSUSES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

dissensuses

noun

plural of dissensus

as in disputes

variance of opinion on a matter a democracy relies on dissensus as much as on consensus

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Noun

The three fell out over disputes about the charter school’s management.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
That growth has fueled disputes with states and Native American tribes over regulatory authority, while drawing scrutiny from sports leagues over game integrity and from advocates who say the platforms’ accessibility increases the risk of addiction.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of disputes

Noun

Bob Beatty, a Washburn political science professor, said that bringing in an outside consultant at this stage could help Marshall push back against several controversies that have hampered his campaign.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
The First Proof team has received many requests to test open-weight models from mathematicians concerned about privacy after recent high-profile controversies.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of controversies

Noun

This contestation takes place through philosophical debates, religious disputations, and public discussions, whether direct or indirect, open or clandestine.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025

Definition of disputations

Noun

This contestation takes place through philosophical debates, religious disputations, and public discussions, whether direct or indirect, open or clandestine.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Over the decades, the motives for ending public executions and moving them into prisons have varied – frequently separate from debates over capital punishment.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of debates

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Mann commented that one of the differences between his approach to content creation and the legacy businesses is the speed of development and production.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Consumer spending resilience may be better explained by generations than by income differences, said economist Ed Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist of Yardeni Research.

— Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

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