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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

believer
Antonyms of dissident

conformer, conformist

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