All dissentient synonyms
disΒ·senΒ·tient
D d adj dissentient
- antagonistic β If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- bad β If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- inimical β adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
- conflicting β clashing; contradictory
- antithetical β Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it.
- hostile β of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
- negative β expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- adverse β Adverse decisions, conditions, or effects are unfavourable to you.
- contradictory β If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- inconsistent β lacking in harmony between the different parts or elements; self-contradictory: an inconsistent story.
- discordant β being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- opposed β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- wrongheaded β wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.
- paradoxical β having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- dissenting β 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.
- incongruous β out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
- differing β to disagree in opinion, belief, etc.; be at variance; disagree (often followed by with or from): His business partner always differs with him.
- unfavorable β not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
- pessimistic β pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- gloomy β dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
- weak β not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
noun dissentient
- competitor β A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.
- candidate β A candidate is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job.
- foe β a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
- rival β a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- player β Gary, born 1935, South African golfer.
- challenger β A challenger is someone who competes with you for a position or title that you already have, for example being a sports champion or a political leader.
- opposition β the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- aspirant β Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
- adversary β Your adversary is someone you are competing with, or arguing or fighting against.
- liberal β favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- radical β of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
- separatist β a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
- sectary β a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- iconoclast β a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
- demonstrator β Demonstrators are people who are marching or gathering somewhere to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
- freak β a fleck or streak of color.
- protester 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.
- beatnik β Beatniks were young people in the late 1950's who rejected traditional ways of living, dressing, and behaving. People sometimes use the word beatnik to refer to anyone who lives in an unconventional way.
- malcontent β not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- maverick β Southwestern U.S. an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, especially an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother.
- individualist β a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.
- eccentric β deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- dropout β an act or instance of dropping out.
- weirdo β an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person.
- rebel β a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- dissenter β a person who dissents, as from an established church, political party, or majority opinion.
- heretic β a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- offbeat β differing from the usual or expected; unconventional: an offbeat comedian.
- bohemian β Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.