DISSENTED (FROM) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

dissented (from)

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past tense of dissent (from)

as in objected (to)

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However, it's been vehemently opposed by the other two parties that make up the government along with Luxon's center-right group National — libertarian ACT and populist NZ First.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Reductions Many of the valuation cuts were fiercely opposed by Fritz Kaegi, the outgoing Cook County assessor.

— Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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Rabin was hated among the Israeli far-right for signing the Oslo Peace Accords with the Palestinians.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Disliked, even hated, by millions of his countrymen, and despised by possibly billions abroad, Trump has a target on his back.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

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