All assent antonyms
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A a noun assent
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- dissension — strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
verb assent
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- object — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- protest — 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.
- dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
- resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- argue — 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.
- oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- differ — 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.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.