DISSENSIONS Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

dissensions

noun

variants also dissentions

plural of dissension

as in discords

a lack of agreement or harmony religious dissension threatened to split the colony

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variance of opinion on a matter continued dissension among historians on the exact spot of Columbus's first landing

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Recent Examples of dissensions The revolutionaries failed because of their internal dissensions, because of the distrust of Piedmont by the smaller states, because of the Piedmontese distrust of France, and because of the confusion over the role that the papacy should play in the making of Italy. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026

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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

Although many top‑level policy frameworks read promisingly, structural frictions create risk that reforms won’t deliver limited real‑world impact, Tang said.

— Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Wuthering Heights In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte presents a world of conflicts, frictions between families, passions, and attachments—especially those of Catherine Earnshaw and the tortured Heathcliff—across an untamed landscape.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of frictions

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Miller has previously been at the center of ABS disputes while serving as crew chief for Reds games.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
An e-bike ban at Newport Beach schools has sparked disputes between students and neighbors over kids parking in their neighborhoods.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of disputes

Noun

This turns into a big argument about Issa being a weird little guy, and suddenly there are multiple potential roommate schisms in the house.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Yet since she was rescued in bad shape in mid-July and transferred to the Ojai Raptor Center for treatment, schisms have formed.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of schisms

Noun

The players air their grievances, which are essentially a pile of petty conflicts and resentments that, as Alice warned, can be traced back to the team fracturing into cliques.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Mia Wasikowska perfectly embodies the role of Agata, a writer returning to her home continent, seeking to understand and reconnect with the wounds of the recent past, and with the ways in which unresolved conflicts continue to echo in the present.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of conflicts

Noun

His first job out of law school was as a judge’s clerk at the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, giving him a front-row seat to consequential decisions—and to people who could disagree fiercely without letting those disagreements become personal.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
And, despite trade disagreements, visitors can still get cheddar and bacon soup and filet mignon from the Canada pavilion.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

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