dissenternoun [ C ]
uk/dɪˈsen.tər/us/dɪˈsen.t̬ɚ/formalsomeone who dissents
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arguing & disagreeing
- afoul
- agitate
- beg
- bet
- bicker
- cat
- conflicting
- contestation
- contrarian
- exchange words idiom
- gherao
- lock
- make a case for sth idiom
- mano a mano
- row 1
- slang
- spar
- split
- variance
- wrangle
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Examples from literature
- A single instance will suffice to put to silence all dissenters.
- Dissenters were then allowed by statute to meet behind locked or barred doors.
- It is hardly probable that many dissenters threw away the chance of such promotion on any frivolous pretext of religion.
- The mother was an interested listener, although a quiet dissenter.
- The same dissatisfaction and restlessness resulted in early and important amendments, but these did not satisfy all dissenters and doubters.