DISSENTING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

di-ˈsen-tiŋ

Definition of dissenting

as in dissident

deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices dissenting views were ruthlessly suppressed under the dictatorship

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dissenting

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verb

present participle of dissent

as in disagreeing

to have a different opinion anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance

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Recent Examples of dissenting

Adjective

The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results. — The New Yorker, 3 June 2022 The new gun law was passed by New Zealand’s parliament near-unanimously, with only a single dissenting vote. — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022

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O’Keefe’s appeal proved successful on Friday, when the three-judge panel agreed, with one judge dissenting in part, to discard the $130,000 damages judgment. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026 The motion was approved on a 10-3 vote at Tuesday’s council meeting, with Imelda Padilla, Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez dissenting. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissenting

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissenting

Adjective

Stötzer nevertheless circulated the text as samizdat, setting her own testimony against the Stasi’s record of her activities—much as the dissident writer Jürgen Fuchs had done in his 1977 text Gedächtnisprotokolle (Memory Protocols).

— Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Projects must be led by LGBTQ+ directors and screenwriters, or by professionals whose dissident gender identities and expressions inform their creative perspectives.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissident

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While critics of his position have accused him of trying to jam a utility company bailout through at the end of the session, Newsom cast the lawmakers disagreeing with him as aligned with another industry unpopular with many Californians.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Spurlock entered a Newton plea, agreeing to guilt but disagreeing with certain elements of the case, and served 17 years starting in 2005.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of disagreeing

Adjective

Screening the electron interactions weakened and ultimately eliminated superconductivity, supporting an unconventional mechanism for electron pairing.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Inspired by the unconventional materials and craftsmanship of studio jewelry, the couple fell in love with art jewelry as collectible material culture.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026