All dissent synonyms
disΒ·sent
D d verb dissent
- disagree β to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- contradict β If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- differ β to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- balk β If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
- demur β If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
- buck β A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- divide β to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- discord β lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- shy β bashful; retiring.
- object β anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- vary β to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- wrangle β to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
- protest β an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- disaccord β to be out of accord; disagree.
- argue β If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- stickle β to argue or haggle insistently, especially on trivial matters.
- break with β to end a relationship or association with (someone or an organization or social group)
noun dissent
- opposition β the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- disagreement β the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- dissension β strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
- rebellion β open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
- conflict β Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement.
- difference β the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- disapproval β the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- disunity β lack of unity or accord.
- objection β a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.
- resistance β the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- schism β division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- strife β vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
- bone β Your bones are the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton.
- clinker β the ash and partially fused residues from a coal-fired furnace or fire
- contention β Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.
- denial β A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- dissidence β disagreement: political dissidence.
- flak β antiaircraft fire, especially as experienced by the crews of combat airplanes at which the fire is directed.
- hassle β a disorderly dispute.
- heresy β opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.
- heterodoxy β heterodox state or quality.
- nonconformity β failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- refusal β an act or instance of refusing.
- spat β a pointed rod or bar for thrusting through and holding meat that is to be cooked before or over a fire.
- split β to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- unorthodoxy β orthodox belief or practice.
- variance β the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
- bone of contention β If a particular matter or issue is a bone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument.
- bone to pick β (usually with with) An item of disagreement to complain about or resolve.
- misbelief β erroneous belief; false opinion.