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

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 But three dissents signaled unease by pushing for a rate hike – the most in nearly a decade. — Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Often dissents can directionally hint at what the FOMC is thinking. — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 The tone of his remarks, along with any dissents from other policymakers, will also be of note. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 27 July 2026 But when the court was closely split in major cases, Kennedy was likely to be in majority while Scalia wrote scathing and increasingly personal dissents. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Verb

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

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

Garden Homes said a clause in state law exempts it from the town’s temporary moratorium on 8-30g applications, but the town disagrees.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Rizzo disagrees that saying women should be protected in their own spaces is political, homophobic or transphobic.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of disagrees

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

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

Djokovic made 70 unforced errors in a painful performance that ended mere minutes before midnight.

— Stephen Whyno, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Correct any errors, resolve outstanding issues where possible and make sure the information lenders see is up to date — such as the incorporation date, state of registration, number of employees and annual sales.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of errors

Noun

The treaty has endured three wars and prolonged periods of diplomatic tensions but has come under increasing strain in recent years.

— Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Kitchen has seen some properties pushed even higher than that as sales frequently turn into bidding wars.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026