DISSENT (FROM) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

dissent (from)

verb

Definition of dissent (from)

as in to object (to)

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Sure, the three looked better as the season went on but opposing offenses still continued to attack, something that will surely happen again if there’s no improvement.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
The coalition, formed by JD Hopper of Ballantyne, did not initiate the first protest but has helped organize community members who oppose the Morrison YMCA sale.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

Definition of oppose

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From Jeffrey’s team, Chloe’s remade dress, with an off-the-shoulder top and an awful mesh corset patch tied with a blue ribbon, is universally hated by the judges.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
The loudmouth shorts that Corporate America loves to hate are likely to stay on the sidelines a while longer – nobody likes the guy at the party complaining the music is too loud.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of hate

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But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services subtly doubled down on another major policy that hospitals loathe.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 20 July 2026
Some still come to pick a fight over Lincoln as a uniter or a divider, a figure to be lauded or loathed, or connect Lincoln to modern divides.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of loathe

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