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dissent

[dih-sent] / dɪˈsɛnt /
NOUN
disagreement, disapproval
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discord dissension disunity objection opposition protest resistance schism strife
STRONG
bone clinker conflict contention denial difference disaccord dissidence flak hassle heresy heterodoxy nonconformism nonconformity refusal spat split unorthodoxy variance
WEAK
bone of contention bone to pick far cry misbelief nonagreement nonconcurrence nope poles apart sour note
Antonyms
STRONGEST
acceptance agreement approval concurrence harmony peace
STRONG
accord conformity orthodoxy
WEAK
authorization endorsement ratification sanction
VERB
disagree
Synonyms
STRONGEST
balk contradict demur differ
STRONG
argue buck decline disaccord discord divide object oppose pettifog protest refuse shy stickle vary wrangle
WEAK
break with fly in the face of put up a fight put up an argument say no way say not a chance say nothing doing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept agree consent
STRONG
approve join
WEAK
assent authorize concur endorse ratify sanction

Example Sentences

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It was this decision that the Supreme Court vacated on Monday in an unsigned one-paragraph order, over the three liberals’ dissent.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Its rulers truly believe that the country’s vast internal dissent is in part fueled by foreign conspiracies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Coupled with shortages of food and medicine, the situation has triggered rare public dissent in the form of street protests.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a solo dissent: “It should be obvious that this arrest violated the First Amendment.”

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

It replaced the professorial lecture, the voice of authority, by a text in whose margin you could scribble your dissent.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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