dissentient
adjective
dis·sen·tient di-ˈsen(t)-sh(ē-)ənt 
: expressing dissent
dissentient noun
Synonyms
- dissenting
- dissident
- heretical
- heretic
- heterodox
- iconoclastic
- maverick
- nonconformist
- nonorthodox
- out-there
- unconventional
- unorthodox
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Example Sentences
the communist party did not look favorably on dissentient opinions
Word History
Etymology
Latin dissentient-, dissentiens, present participle of dissentire
First Known Use
1651, in the meaning defined above
dissentient 1 of 2
adjective
as in dissenting
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices the communist party did not look favorably on dissentient opinions Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dissenting
- dissident
- unconventional
- nonconformist
- heretic
- maverick
- heretical
- iconoclastic
- separatist
- heterodox
- unorthodox
- renegade
- freethinking
- nonorthodox
- out-there
- sectarian
- apostate
- schismatical
- defecting
- nontraditional
- schismatic
- free-spirited
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- orthodox
- conventional
- conformist
- conforming
dissentient
2 of 2noun
as in dissenter
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs traditionalists who feared that their church was falling into the hands of dissentients and malcontents Synonyms & Similar Words
- dissenter
- dissident
- renegade
- separatist
- heresiarch
- nonconformist
- sectarian
- infidel
- schismatic
- heretic
- separationist
- individualist
- bohemian
- defector
- unbeliever
- apostate
- disbeliever
- misbeliever
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conformist
- conformer
- believer