nonconcurring

verb

present participle of nonconcur
as in disagreeing
to have a different opinion the one nonconcurring judge in the case issued his own opinion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonconcurring
  1. disagreeing
  2. differing
  3. dissenting
Verb
  • Meanwhile, doctors analyzing the situation from afar have debated on social media how Hurts' condition should have been treated, often disagreeing with one another.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Some state lawmakers who worked with Jackson have criticized him as having a temper, including once throwing a plastic water bottle on the ground in frustration while disagreeing with a female lawmaker.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of disagreeing
Verb
  • Voters in the city’s 1st, 3rd and 5th districts considered candidates’ differing approaches to growth, traffic, public safety and city spending.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Since then, the contest has been in many ways a generational fight, with the two staking out differing positions on public safety, housing production and strategies for ending homelessness.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of differing
Verb
  • The dissenting justices would have permitted temporarily pausing the execution for 10 days to sort out questions over the lethal drugs.
    — Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Interestingly, there wasn’t a dissenting opinion on the ruling.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dissenting
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“Nonconcurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconcurring. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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