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adjective

di-ˈsen(t)-sh(ē-)ənt How to pronounce dissentient (audio)
Definition of dissentientnext
as in dissident
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices the communist party did not look favorably on dissentient opinions

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dissentient

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noun

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissentient
  1. dissident
  2. dissenter
  3. dissenting
  4. unconventional
Adjective
  • Cuban dissident artist and activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who is currently jailed in Havana, has invited attendees of the upcoming Havana Biennial to visit him in prison as a part of an art project, the Art Newspaper reported Monday.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • With the Iranian film shot entirely in secret, the teaser for the dissident Iranian filmmaker’s Cannes Special Jury Prize winner centers on a family thrust into the public eye when its patriarch, Iman (Misagh Zare) is named as an investigating judge in Tehran.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of dissident
Noun
  • The lone dissenter is Von, who seems somewhat interested in soliciting multiple perspectives.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Roberts in his majority opinion said the dissenters had gone too far in saying the president is above the law.
    Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
Definition of dissenter
Adjective
  • In the dissenting view, the star collapses to the edge of the event horizon and then hovers there, or rebounds and explodes.
    Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2015
  • The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
Definition of dissenting
Adjective
  • This novel design and other touches are the creations of General Motor's design team of five women, led by two who came to GM with unconventional backgrounds.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Under this new gallery model, Fitzpatrick will remain based in Paris and mount exhibitions at unconventional venues in Paris and around the world.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of unconventional
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