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

Examples of dissentient in a Sentence

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

Kids Definition

dissentient

adjective

dis·​sen·​tient dis-ˈen-chənt 

: expressing dissent

a dissentient opinion