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

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The vote was 9-3 with three dissents — two who supported no change in rates and one who pushed for a larger cut.

From MarketWatch

When a lone professor voiced a dissenting view, the school reacted in the manner of an immune system greeting a foreign pathogen.

From The Wall Street Journal

His most productive period straddled the era of the Shah and then the Islamic theocratic forces that deposed him - with both systems ever ready to sniff out hidden messages that could be interpreted as dissent.

From BBC

The Portugal defender received a first yellow card for dissent in the first half, complaining about a decision against him following his challenge on Igor Jesus.

From BBC

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