Synonyms of dissented

dissented

verb

past tense of dissent

as in disagreed

to have a different opinion

anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disagreed
• objected
• differed
• protested
• argued
• opposed
• resisted
• contrasted
• nonconcurred
• clashed
• debated
• countered
• conflicted
• took issue
• contested
• collided
• quarreled
• disputed
• bickered
• fell out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concurred
• agreed
• assented
• accepted
• complied
• consented
• acquiesced
• deferred
• acceded
• subscribed
• associated
• affiliated
• cooperated
• allied
• collaborated
• sided
• compromised
• got along
• colluded
• came round

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissented

At its most recent meeting in July, three committee members dissented from the decision, preferring to raise the target range by a quarter-point. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Hammack was also one of three Fed officials who dissented during the central bank’s most recent interest rate meeting, wanting a rate hike instead of holding rates steady. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

DeCiccio joined Commissioners Craig Russell and Kris Cruzada to pass it, while Commissioners Elizabeth Ingram and Warren Lindsey dissented. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

But three officials dissented in favor of higher rates during the meeting. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

The Federal Reserve, meeting nine days before this report, held rates and three officials dissented in favor of a hike. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

At the bank’s July meeting, three members of the Federal Open Market Committee dissented, arguing the bank should have raised interest rates rather than held them steady. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

The Fed kept rates unchanged at its meeting last week — but three officials dissented from that decision in favor of a rate hike. — Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

But the judges who dissented agreed with advocates who have argued that the law was vague and encroached on their First Amendment rights. — Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026