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

In a decision with no noted dissents, the court emphasized that Hoskins was aware that the map would not take effect unless voters approved it in the referendum vote. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 With no dissents, the justices upheld a state court order requiring the use of a 2022 election map, which favors Republicans in six of the eight districts. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The Supreme Court previously sided with the administration on its emergency docket over the liberal justices’ dissents, and the case has now returned. — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2026 Highly anticipated Despite a raft of conflicting recent statements from policymakers, markets had priced in a better than 90% chance that the FOMC would approve the increase, though there was chatter about the possibility of multiple dissents. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Since his confirmation earlier this year, the central bank has split further on whether inflation is truly transitory; last month’s decision to keep rates steady resulted in the most dissents since 1970. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026 No explanation on the decision was included, and no dissents were noted. — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 The Court did not explain its decision and there were no noted dissents. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 But today’s Court often divides along stark ideological lines, and the liberals often sound truly distraught in their dissents. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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China dissents There is also tension at the conclusion of the G20 meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 These include rising bond yields, recent hawkish speeches, three July dissents from Fed policymakers and energy pricing remaining generally elevated. — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissents

Noun

This proves that God’s kingdom is what is truly present, even where earthly discords seem to be.

— Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2026
Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.

— April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 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

But Finland disagrees with how the company has handled its data center buildout.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
City staff disagrees and is recommending that the council deny the appeal on Wednesday and uphold the Planning Commission’s August approval of the project.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of disagrees

Noun

This is Kubrick’s modus operandi throughout the film, setting up scenes where furniture moves from shot to shot, wall decorations change, and there are further schisms between Ullman’s exposition and the reality that transpires.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
But schisms and heel digging are probably inevitable in such uncertain fields, Catling says.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of schisms

Noun

His critics see a president who failed to tame inflation and keep America out of overseas conflicts, and whose agenda has fueled higher prices as the war with Iran appears to be at a stalemate.

— JOSH BOAK, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Inter-regional conflicts Disagreements over the future of water in Texas are already playing out.

— Lexi Salazar, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of conflicts

Noun

Verizon’s 2026 healthcare breach snapshot identifies vulnerability exploitation, phishing and credential abuse among initial access routes, alongside persistent staff errors and misconfigurations.

— Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Potential industrial applications This was then used to tell the robot’s limbs what moves to make, all the while monitoring the cube’s state to check and correct for errors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of errors

Noun

Reserved by nature and a political civilian most of his life, Lombardo has spent the last four years focused on the basics — crime, education, job growth, economic development — and largely steered clear of the country’s incendiary culture wars.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
The whole idea is for Israel to keep fighting, because endless wars serve Netanyahu to maintain… a constant state of emergency.

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026