Synonyms for dissenting
dis·sent·ing

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1. dissentient, dissenting(a), dissidentadjective

   disagreeing, especially with a majority

   Antonyms:
   affirmatory, affirmative

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1. List of paraphrases for "dissenting":

   dissident, discordant, dissent, breakaway, divergent, discrepant, splinter, mismatched, diverging, differing, dissidence

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1. Ahmed Shaheed:

   The government of Iran should not silence critical or dissenting voices under the guise of vague and unsubstantiated national security concerns.

2. Rupert Colville:

   The government must end the persistent repression of dissent and the ongoing pattern of arbitrary arrests and refrain from criminalizing and attacking human rights defenders, political opponents and any other dissenting voices.

3. Agnes Callamard:

   The number of journalists identified as targets vividly illustrates how Pegasus is used as a tool to intimidate critical media. It is about controlling public narrative, resisting scrutiny, and suppressing any dissenting voice.

4. Dimitri Christakis:

   Most Americans do believe that there is a link between screen violence and real world aggression, but they don’t think it affects them or their children - only others. In addition, the media itself often portrays the issue as being contentious, whereas in fact hundreds of studies and several large meta-analyses have shown that there is a definitive( albeit small to moderate) link between virtual violence and real world aggression. It is always possible to find a dissenting scientist( think climate change), but the truth is for the vast majority of researchers, this is settled science.

5. John Sylvia:

   We were disappointed that with two members dissenting, the commission disregarded Chief Judge Murray's thoughtful analysis and ignored the great weight of the evidence in reversing on a single issue.