HERESIARCH Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

heresiarch

noun

hə-ˈrē-zē-ˌärk

Definition of heresiarch

as in dissenter

a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs his about-face on welfare reform has led him to be seen as a heresiarch among his party's faithful

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Noun

Those surveyed also correctly predicted the dissenters to the decision.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Three of the 12 members on the Fed's policymaking board, however, voted in favor of a rate hike, marking the largest number of dissenters casting ballots in the same direction in a decade.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissenter

Noun

Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and China have been accused of entering quid pro quo arrangements to return dissidents sought by one another’s governments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
The Maduro government responded with a violent crackdown against dissidents who protested the official results, forcing Machado and dozens of opposition leaders to go into hiding.

— Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissident

Noun

Niger’s ruling junta survived its most serious internal challenge since the 2023 coup after renegade soldiers mutinied in Niamey and Russian Africa Corps fighters helped presidential guards retake a key airbase.

— Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In some ways, there is a strange kind of unity to these three—all are set during the Depression, all feature stylish renegades.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of renegade

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