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Synonyms for dissent
dɪˈsɛntdis·sent
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
dissentnoun
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
"he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
dissentnoun
a difference of opinion
protest, objection, dissentverb
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Synonyms:
protest, remonstrance, remonstration, objection, protestation, expostulationdissentverb
withhold assent
"Several Republicans dissented"
Synonyms:
differ, resist, protest, take issue, disagreeprotest, resist, dissentverb
express opposition through action or words
"dissent to the laws of the country"
Synonyms:
baulk, reject, stand, disagree, resist, hold out, fend, withstand, balk, take issue, jib, stand firm, defy, refuse, protest, differdisagree, differ, dissent, take issueverb
be of different opinions
"I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
Synonyms:
differ, disaccord, protest, discord, resist, disagree, take issue
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
dissentverb
Synonyms:
withhold assent, refuse to agreedissentnoun
Synonyms:
disagreement, difference of opinion
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dissentnoun
Synonyms:
dissension, disagreement, variance, nonconformity, dissidence
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "dissent":
dissidence, dissension, disagreement, dissenting, opposition, disapproval, discord, discrepancy, dissident, discontent, dissatisfaction
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1778 | stand | |
#5349 | opposition | |
#5615 | decline | |
#5676 | dispute | |
#6074 | differ | |
#7148 | protest | |
#7297 | disagree | |
#7367 | refuse | |
#7851 | deny | |
#8574 | reject | |
#9957 | resist | |
#12100 | objection | |
#12242 | oppose | |
#17195 | dissent | |
#18900 | disagreement | |
#19121 | withstand | |
#20325 | contend | |
#21656 | discrepancy | |
#25799 | dissenting | |
#27687 | dissatisfaction | |
#27874 | contradict | |
#29907 | defy | |
#32460 | discontent | |
#32649 | disapproval | |
#34464 | dissident | |
#39509 | jib | |
#40564 | fend | |
#42082 | discord | |
#53908 | balk | |
#78005 | dissension | |
#129495 | remonstrance | |
#157222 | demur | |
#175770 | dissidence | |
#197935 | baulk | |
#224968 | expostulation | |
#225678 | protestation |
How to use dissent in a sentence?
If our democracy is to flourish it must have criticism, if our government is to function it must have dissent. Only totalitarian governments insist upon conformity and they - as we know - do so at their peril.
This was his way of misguided political dissent, he accepts the responsibility.
When thousands of Cubans took to the streets in July, the Cuban government responded with a brutal strategy of repression designed to instill fear and suppress dissent, peaceful protesters and other critics have been systematically detained, held incommunicado and abused in horrendous conditions, and subjected to sham trials following patterns that indicate these human rights violations are not the actions of rogue agents.
The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western World. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity -- much less dissent.
You look at what Russia did, buying some Facebook ads to try to sow dissent and do it, and it's a terrible thing. But I think the investigations and all of the speculation that's happened for the last two years has had a much harsher impact on our democracy than a couple of Facebook ads.
Translations for dissent
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- معارArabic
- разногласие, разкол, не се съгласявам, несъгласиеBulgarian
- dissentierenGerman
- αντίρρησηGreek
- disensión, discrepar, disentirSpanish
- olla eri mieltä, toisinajatteluFinnish
- mì-chòrd, eas-aontaScottish Gaelic
- मतभेदHindi
- discrepare, disconvenire, dissentire, divergereItalian
- afwijking van mening, van mening verschillenDutch
- buntPolish
- dissentir, discordarPortuguese
- инакомыслие, несогласие, во, расходиться, раскол, разногласиеRussian
- ไม่เห็นด้วยThai
- ІнакомисленняUkrainian
- 异议Chinese
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