DISSENTS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of dissent

as in discords

a lack of agreement or harmony considerable dissent within the party's rank and file

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as in heresies

departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice the church reacted to any form of dissent by promptly excommunicating its proponents

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dissents

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dissent

as in disagrees

to have a different opinion anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance

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Recent Examples of dissents

Noun

The Supreme Court allowed the firing to go through on a temporary basis, over staunch dissents from the court's three liberal justices. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 9 June 2026 The high court denied the petition on the emergency docket in a brief, unsigned order, declining to elaborate on its decision, and did not include any dissents. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026 Originalism is a terrific theory for Supreme Court dissents in which some justice complains that the court has invented new constitutional rights. — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026 But the decision prompted dissents from three policymakers who objected to language in the post-meeting statement suggesting the Fed could eventually resume rate cuts. — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 20 May 2026 Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch each wrote separate dissents in Barbara, and Gorsuch joined Thomas’s. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi place 70% odds on zero dissents in the June vote on the 12-member Federal Open Market Committee. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 17 June 2026 The 6-3 ruling included dissents from conservative-leaning Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026 Those officials — Fed presidents Beth Hammack of Cleveland, Lorie Logan of Dallas and Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis — said in statements detailing their dissents that the Fed is not being forthcoming about the growing chances of a rate hike. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissents

Noun

Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.

— April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.

— Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025

Definition of discords

Noun

Its members celebrate the ancient Latin Mass and have accused the modern church of being rife with heresies and errors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
His campaign is gaining momentum at a time when many of the administration’s steadfast Christian backers—alarmed by the president’s bullying campaign against Pope Leo XIV in recent weeks, among other heresies—have been rethinking their support.

— Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of heresies

Verb

The department disagrees with the decision made and plans to fight it in court.

— Madeline Luebkert, CBS News, 1 July 2026
The county disagrees, arguing the recording remains confidential because the executive session involved consultation with attorneys on multiple legal matters as well as discussion of a personnel matter.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026

Definition of disagrees

Noun

As the country heads toward a national election, the leader once celebrated as a healer is now viewed by critics as the main driver of these schisms.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of schisms

Noun

Being able to work through conflicts can often result in an even stronger bond.

— Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
China has helped cushion the global oil shock, seen its clean energy tech exports surge and framed the war in Iran as another example in which Chinese leadership could supersede the US in ending global conflicts.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

Definition of conflicts

Noun

Ryan argues in a June report by the Lowy Institute that future wars will reward militaries able to recognize battlefield change, absorb lessons and adapt faster than their opponents.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The Iran and Gaza wars have thrown that absence and European strategic impotence into sharp relief.

— Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026