Synonyms of dissenter

dissenter

noun

di-ˈsen-tər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissident
• renegade
• dissentient
• heretic
• nonconformist
• separatist
• infidel
• heresiarch
• defector
• sectarian
• unbeliever
• apostate
• individualist
• bohemian
• disbeliever
• separationist
• schismatic
• misbeliever

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believer
• conformer
• conformist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissenter

To have the dissenters hearken back to the 19th century and discourse about voting customs then was inapt, and the justice called them on it. — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

The liberal dissenters agreed with immigration rights lawyers who saw this as a nonsensical reading of the law. — Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

But there have been dissenters. — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 21 June 2026

Former Fed Governor Stephen Miran was among the dissenters in April, arguing that the Federal Open Market Committee should have lowered rates rather than held them steady. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 June 2026