SCHISMATICS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

schismatics

noun

plural of schismatic

as in sectarians

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Noun

In short, this list reminded me that our radicals and renegades are the best thing about this great nation.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
There are Sixties rock bands like the Sonics and the Small Faces, and pioneering hippie renegades like Love or the Thirteenth Floor Elevators.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026

Definition of renegades

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Anthropic, founded by OpenAI defectors, is now expected to be the first of the two companies to go public, two people familiar with its plans say, with the IPO as early as September.

— Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
The documentary tracks students at the Jangdaehyun School in Busan, South Korea – an institution serving North Korean defectors and their families.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of defectors

Noun

An idea could be forming despite unbelievers.

— Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
Peppering dashes of humor into its brew of foreboding, the movie views the rise of an authoritarian movement through its effect on a family of unbelievers, covering a five-year period that begins in celebration and ends somewhere very different.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025

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