Synonyms for dissent
dɪˈsɛntdis·sent

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1. dissentverb

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

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

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1. dissent

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

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

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1. dissentnoun

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

   "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"

   Synonyms:
   protest, objection

   Antonyms:
   assent, acquiesce, accede

2. dissentnoun

   a difference of opinion

   Synonyms:
   protest, objection

   Antonyms:
   accede, assent, acquiesce

3. protest, objection, dissentverb

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

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

   Antonyms:
   accede, acquiesce, assent

4. dissentverb

   withhold assent

   "Several Republicans dissented"

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

   Antonyms:
   accede, assent, acquiesce

5. protest, 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, differ

   Antonyms:
   acquiesce, accede, assent

6. disagree, 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

   Antonyms:
   accede, assent, acquiesce

Matched Categories

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

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1. dissentverb

   Synonyms:
   withhold assent, refuse to agree

2. dissentnoun

   Synonyms:
   disagreement, difference of opinion

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1. dissentnoun

   Synonyms:
   dissension, disagreement, variance, nonconformity, dissidence

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1. List of paraphrases for "dissent":

   dissidence, dissension, disagreement, dissenting, opposition, disapproval, discord, discrepancy, dissident, discontent, dissatisfaction

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1. Samuel Alito:

   The dissent is correct that the Voting Rights Act exemplifies our country’s commitment to democracy, but there is nothing democratic about the dissent’s attempt to bring about a wholesale transfer of the authority to set voting rules from the States to the federal courts.

2. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

3. Abe Fortas:

   Dissent and dissenters have no monopoly on freedom. They must tolerate opposition. They must accept dissent from their dissent. And they must give it the respect and the latitude which they claim for themselves.

4. J. W. Fulbright:

   In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects.

5. Dwight D. Eisenhower:

   Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, we may never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.