Antonyms for dissent
dɪˈsɛntdis·sent

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. dissentverb

   To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).

   Antonyms:
   agreement, assent, capitulation, consensus, allow, accept, agree, follow

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. dissent

   Antonyms:
   accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, admit, agree, approve, assent, coincide, combine, comply, concur, consent, harmonize

   Synonyms:
   contend, contradict, decline, demur, deny, differ, disagree, dispute, oppose, protest, refuse

Matched Categories

1. • Disagree
   • Disagreement
   • Law
   • Objection
   • Oppose

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. dissentnoun

   (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority

   "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"

   Antonyms:
   assent, acquiesce, accede

   Synonyms:
   protest, objection

2. dissentnoun

   a difference of opinion

   Antonyms:
   accede, assent, acquiesce

   Synonyms:
   protest, objection

3. protest, objection, dissentverb

   the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

   Antonyms:
   accede, acquiesce, assent

   Synonyms:
   protest, remonstrance, remonstration, objection, protestation, expostulation

4. dissentverb

   withhold assent

   "Several Republicans dissented"

   Antonyms:
   accede, assent, acquiesce

   Synonyms:
   differ, resist, protest, take issue, disagree

5. protest, resist, dissentverb

   express opposition through action or words

   "dissent to the laws of the country"

   Antonyms:
   acquiesce, accede, assent

   Synonyms:
   baulk, reject, stand, disagree, resist, hold out, fend, withstand, balk, take issue, jib, stand firm, defy, refuse, protest, differ

6. disagree, differ, dissent, take issueverb

   be of different opinions

   "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

   Antonyms:
   accede, assent, acquiesce

   Synonyms:
   differ, disaccord, protest, discord, resist, disagree, take issue

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1. dissentnoun

   Synonyms:
   dissension, disagreement, variance, nonconformity, dissidence

How to use dissent in a sentence?

1. Samuel Stretton:

   This was his way of misguided political dissent, he accepts the responsibility.

2. Brad Adams:

   People should be protected in holding demonstrations, especially around issues of great public interest, but with Vietnam's poor record of handling protests, there's every reason to believe that police are punishing dissent, not simply keeping public order.

3. Jacob Bronowski:

   Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man.

4. Gregory Lipper:

   Unless the court's four justices in the dissent in Hobby Lobby dramatically change their minds, the likely worst outcome for the government would be a 4-4 split.

5. Scott Crow:

   This is another draconian measure to actually criminalize dissent in the United States.

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