Synonyms of dissidence

dissidence

noun

ˈdi-sə-dən(t)s 

1

as in discord

a lack of agreement or harmony

political dissidence had plagued the country for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discord
• strife
• friction
• dissent
• conflict
• war
• discordance
• schism
• warfare
• discordancy
• division
• dissension
• disunity
• dissonance
• hostility
• clash
• infighting
• disharmony
• dispute
• variance
• disunion
• altercation
• disagreement
• inharmony
• divide
• disaccord
• contention
• argument
• debate
• fight
• fissure
• competition
• collision
• quarrel
• brawl
• inconsistency
• animosity
• antagonism
• enmity
• spat
• falling-out
• squabble
• incongruity
• incompatibility
• tiff
• rancor
• incongruence
• bicker
• run-in
• antipathy
• row
• wrangle
• cold war
• ill will
• incongruousness
• inconsistence
• jar
• scrap
• miff
• mix-up
• hassle
• inconsonance
• inharmoniousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreement
• peace
• harmony
• cooperation
• accord
• concordance
• concord
• concurrence

2

as in dissent

departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice

after abstract art became established, its proponents became just as intolerant of dissidence as earlier schools of art had been

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissent
• heresy
• nonconformity
• heterodoxy
• schism
• error
• discord
• defection
• separatism
• deviance
• apostasy
• deviation
• sectarianism
• misconception
• myth
• iconoclasm
• fallacy
• scission
• dissension
• misbelief
• disagreement
• falsehood
• infidelity
• unconventionality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conformity
• orthodoxy
• agreement
• conformation
• conventionality

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissidence

Given that women in other countries do wear lipstick as an act of resistance today, suggesting that American feminists did so in 1912 conflates their wildly different cultural contexts, and blurs one’s sense of what constitutes public dissidence. — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

The dissidence of Minneapolis reminds me of the Argentinian mothers who found themselves in an impossible situation during the military junta of the late 1970s. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026

And dissidence and utopianism, new ways of life, other—othered—ethnicities, and hybrid identities were universally amenable. — Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025

Using social media and artificial intelligence, tech-savvy young adults are educating others about legislation and decentralizing dissidence. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2025