DISSENTERS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

dissenters

noun

plural of dissenter

as in dissidents

a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly

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Recent Examples of dissenters The Basij boosted its presence during the war, and hard-liners have held nightly rallies in Tehran and other cities, drumming up support and intimidating any possible dissenters. — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Their restricted status turned many into dissenters and activists, often tailed by the KGB and getting their phone lines cut in an effort to keep their stories quiet. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 This echoed recent comments from three dissenters — Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan — who supported pulling the trigger on a quarter-point rate hike. — Andrew Moran, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026 These groups saw the sieges as proof that the federal government was hunting gun owners and religious dissenters. — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 Later today, the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee will release minutes for the July meeting, where three dissenters voted to hike rates. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 But the Fed has hawkish dissenters, the long end carries fiscal supply risk that the front end doesn't, and headline inflation is still above target. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 But the vote was 9-3, with three dissenters favoring a rate hike. — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Since January, when Iran saw the largest unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, executions of political dissenters have surged. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026

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dissidents

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Many have targeted dissidents or journalists whom the regime accuses of aiding its enemies and fomenting unrest in Iran.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
As Mikhail Gorbachev became Soviet premier and promised new openness with a policy of glasnost, a slow thaw would begin toward free speech, human rights, the release of political dissidents and relaxed restrictions on emigration.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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