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

But the Fed has hawkish dissenters, the long end carries fiscal supply risk that the front end doesn't, and headline inflation is still above target. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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

At the July meeting, the FOMC voted 9-3 to hold its key interest rate steady, with the dissenters all voicing support for a rate hike. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Since January, when Iran saw the largest unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, executions of political dissenters have surged. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026

Three of the 12 members on the Fed's policymaking board voted in favor of a rate hike, marking the largest number of dissenters casting ballots in the same direction since 2016. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 July 2026

The plan passed a subcommittee vote in May with no dissenters. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

The issue of granting birthright citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants also concerned the dissenters. — Amanda Frost, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

The three full dissenters from the court's ruling all believed the decision was historic, and historically wrong. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026