Synonyms for Dissenting

Synonyms for "dissenting" (98 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Adjective(3 words)

against alienated antiestablishmentat oddsat odds withat varianceat variance withbreakaway complaining con contrary counter-culture deviant differing disagreeing

Noun(1 words)

anabaptist

Verb(1 words)

demurring

Strong matches (29)

Adjective(7 words)

disagreeing dissent dissentient dissident heterodoxjudicial dissentlegal dissent

disappointed disapprobatory disapproving discontented disenchanted disgruntled disillusioned displeased disputatious disputing dissatisfied dissentient dissident fractious hereticalin oppositionindignant low negative nonconformable

Noun(2 words)

heretic naysaying

Related words (49)

nonconforming noncooperative nonobservant objecting obstructiveon the barricadesopposed opposing poorproof againstprotesting rebellious recalcitrant recusant refractory reluctant renitent repellent resistant resisting

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Noun(3 words)

nonconformist remonstrating subversive

Adjective(2 words)

oppose oppositional

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

9 entries

adjective descriptor disagreementjudicial descriptorjudicial disagreementlegal reasoninglegal termmodifier opinion

More specific

9 entries

court dissentdissenting judgmentdissenting minoritydissenting opiniondissenting rulingdissenting voicelegal dissentmoral dissentpolitical dissent

Collocations

9 entries

dissenting judgmentdissenting minoritydissenting notedissenting opiniondissenting positiondissenting rulingdissenting viewdissenting voicedissenting vote

Inflections

4 entries

dissented dissentsmore dissentingmost dissenting

Derivations

3 entries

dissent dissenter dissentingly

similar

1 entries

negative

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I am a dissenting voice in Israel.

Source: tatoeba (6959121)

Critics have voiced concern about the government’s intolerance of dissenting voices and accuse it of cracking down on free speech.

Source: tatoeba (12233413)

Treating disagreement as censorship is a pretext to censor dissenting opinions.

Source: tatoeba (13116624)

Dissenting