DISSENTER Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

dissenter

noun

di-ˈsen-tər

Definition of dissenter

as in dissident

a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly

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Recent Examples of dissenter The president has responded to the MAGA criticism by lashing out repeatedly at dissenters, prompting Greene – once a top Trump supporter – not to run for reelection and Massie to lose his primary. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Three of the 12 members on the Fed's policymaking board voted in favor of a rate hike, marking the largest number of dissenters casting ballots in the same direction since 2016. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 July 2026 The plan passed a subcommittee vote in May with no dissenters. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 The issue of granting birthright citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants also concerned the dissenters. — Amanda Frost, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissenter

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Noun

Nikolai’s identity as a dissident made remaining in the country dangerous.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
In Cauca department, FARC dissidents used explosives to destroy a tollbooth under construction along the Pan-American Highway near Santander de Quilichao, according to the army.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

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In Russell, the director found a star who could match his renegade energy.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
But instead of employing a ball gown, glass slippers, and a grand carriage made from a pumpkin, the renegade maid comes to her damsel in distress armed with a different kind of escape plan—one involving an axe and a double parricide.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

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