dissent (from)

verb

Definition of dissent (from)next
as in to object (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissent (from)
  1. oppose
  2. hate
  3. loathe
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  • Pass Amendment 3 to curb spending abuse Much has been printed here about why voters should oppose the adoption of Amendment 3.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Campaigns gave short shrift to Palestinian issues Israelis are largely opposed to a Palestinian state.
    — Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of oppose
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  • The workshop model—love it or hate it—puts a writer and their work in front of the audience of their peers; if those peers are both generous and honest in their reading and commentary, the writer might benefit from their insights.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The suspect hated Indians, but his hate did not discriminate.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of hate
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  • Honey Mustard Popcorn With Avocado Oil Love honey mustard on my turkey sandwiches and apparently loathe it on my popcorn.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this month, crafty software engineers used Anthropic’s Claude AI model to reverse-engineer Adobe’s expensive and widely-loathed Creative Cloud suite of apps, including Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Dissent (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissent%20%28from%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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