Synonyms of dissenters

dissenters

noun

plural of dissenter

as in dissidents

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

• dissidents
• renegades
• heretics
• dissentients
• nonconformists
• infidels
• separatists
• heresiarchs
• defectors
• sectarians
• unbelievers
• schismatics
• apostates
• bohemians
• disbelievers
• individualists
• separationists
• misbelievers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believers
• conformists
• conformers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissenters

Those surveyed also correctly predicted the dissenters to the decision. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026

Three of the 12 members on the Fed's policymaking board, however, voted in favor of a rate hike, marking the largest number of dissenters casting ballots in the same direction in a decade. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

At agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, polygraphs reportedly have been used frequently – and more punitively – to identify internal dissenters. — Brian O'Neill, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Apart from a few dissenters, most of our participants thought that China could, in fact, rely on its economic and technological engine to ride out these storms. — Ben Bland, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The Basij boosted its presence during the war, and hard-liners have held nightly rallies in Tehran and other cities, drumming up support and intimidating any possible dissenters. — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Their restricted status turned many into dissenters and activists, often tailed by the KGB and getting their phone lines cut in an effort to keep their stories quiet. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

This echoed recent comments from three dissenters — Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan — who supported pulling the trigger on a quarter-point rate hike. — Andrew Moran, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

But the vote was 9-3, with three dissenters favoring a rate hike. — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026