as in dissident
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs
a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly
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Recent Examples of dissenter
But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the blood-thirsty actions of the realm’s merciless Mad King, dissenters from his inner circle anxiously advance a treasonous plot.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
However, such a storied brand as Clinique even knows a universally flattering shade can still have its dissenters.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
But calling Bad Bunny a dissenter is too direct, too Stalinist.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Tanenbaum is his sixth sitting justice, leaving the senior justice, Jorge Labarga, as a lonely dissenter facing mandatory retirement in October 2027.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
However, such a storied brand as Clinique even knows a universally flattering shade can still have its dissenters.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
But calling Bad Bunny a dissenter is too direct, too Stalinist.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Tanenbaum is his sixth sitting justice, leaving the senior justice, Jorge Labarga, as a lonely dissenter facing mandatory retirement in October 2027.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissenter
Noun
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The last time American bombs fell on Tehran, in 2025, Mehdi Mahmoudian, an Iranian dissident, was locked inside the Evin House of Detention.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Newspapers were closed, dissidents jailed, and candidates kept off the ballot.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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Gehlfuss' rigid, rule-following Bill Goodman serves as a foil to Colin's renegade, acting as an FBI liaison to the CIA.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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Clad in red, white and black, the renegade scientist’s sartorial inspiration is not bound to a single era.—
Emma Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Dissenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissenter. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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