SCHISMATICS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

schismatics

noun

plural of schismatic

as in sectarians

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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
There are Sixties rock bands like the Sonics and the Small Faces, and pioneering hippie renegades like Love or the Thirteenth Floor Elevators.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026

Definition of renegades

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Sources include defectors, informants and individuals who remain embedded within movements while passing information to outsiders.

— Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Anthropic, founded by OpenAI defectors, is now expected to be the first of the two companies to go public, two people familiar with its plans say, with the IPO as early as September.

— Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of defectors

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An idea could be forming despite unbelievers.

— Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
Peppering dashes of humor into its brew of foreboding, the movie views the rise of an authoritarian movement through its effect on a family of unbelievers, covering a five-year period that begins in celebration and ends somewhere very different.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of unbelievers

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