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dissident

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of dissident

deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices

dissident elements within the Catholic Church

Synonyms of dissident

dissentient, dissenting, heretical (also heretic), heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox

Words Related to dissident

free-spirited, freethinking, nontraditional

apostate, defecting, renegade

schismatic (also schismatical), sectarian, separatist

Antonyms of dissident

conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox

dissident

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dissident

a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs

the conference drew political dissidents of every ilk

Synonyms of dissident

dissenter, dissentient, heresiarch, heretic, nonconformist

Words Related to dissident

apostate, defector, renegade

schismatic, sectarian, separationist, separatist

disbeliever, infidel, misbeliever, unbeliever

bohemian, individualist

Near Antonyms of dissident

Antonyms of dissident

conformer, conformist

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