DISSIDENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISSIDENT?

Need another word that means the same as “dissident”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “dissident” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dissident” are: contestant, dissenter, objector, protester, disputant, dissentient, dissenting, heretical, heterodox

Dissident as a Noun

Definitions of "Dissident" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dissident” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
• A person who dissents from some established policy.

Synonyms of "Dissident" as a noun (5 Words)

contestant	A person who dissents from some established policy. An anxious contestant on a television quiz show.
disputant	A person engaged in a dispute or disagreement. His reputation as both a disputant and a negotiator was well established.
dissenter	A person who dissents.
objector	A person who dissents from some established policy. Objectors to the housing plans.
protester	Someone who participates in a public display of group feeling. The decision was hailed by protesters against the closure as a triumph.

Usage Examples of "Dissident" as a noun

• A dissident who had been jailed by a military regime.

Dissident as an Adjective

Definitions of "Dissident" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dissident” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards.
• In opposition to official policy.
• Disagreeing, especially with a majority.

Synonyms of "Dissident" as an adjective (4 Words)

dissentient	Refusing to attend services of the Church of England. Dissentient voices were castigated as hopeless bureaucrats.
dissenting	Holding or expressing opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held. The minister of a dissenting congregation in Devon.
heretical	Holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted. A heretical theologian.
heterodox	Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards. Heterodox views.

Usage Examples of "Dissident" as an adjective

• The measure was supported by dissident Tories.

Associations of "Dissident" (30 Words)

adversary	Someone who offers opposition. Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter finals.
challenger	A person who engages in a contest. A potential challenger for the party leadership.
chant	Recite with musical intonation recite as a chant or a psalm. Everyone was singing and chanting.
competitor	The contestant you hope to defeat. Two competitors were banned for taking drugs.
conflicting	In disagreement- John Morley. There are conflicting accounts of what occurred.
contender	The contestant you hope to defeat. The major contenders in the football championship.
contestant	A person who dissents from some established policy. An anxious contestant on a television quiz show.
controvert	Deny the truth of (something. Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results.
counterpart	A person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing in a different place or situation. The minister held talks with his French counterpart.
demonstrator	A person who shows how a piece of equipment works or how a skill or craft is performed. She was appointed demonstrator in botany at Newnham College.
disagree	Disapprove of. No one was willing to disagree with him.
disobedient	Unwilling to submit to authority. Disobedient children.
dissent	The act of protesting a public often organized manifestation of dissent. He expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion.
dissenter	A person who dissents.
dissentient	Refusing to attend services of the Church of England. Dissentient voices were castigated as hopeless bureaucrats.
enemy	A personal enemy. Enemy aircraft.
foe	An enemy or opponent. His work was praised by friends and foes alike.
negation	(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false. There should be confirmation or negation of the findings.
negative	Having a negative charge. Should criminal law allow consent to negative what would otherwise be a crime.
nonconformist	A member of a Protestant Church which dissents from the established Church of England. She was a nonconformist an individualist.
objection	The action of challenging or disagreeing with something. They have raised no objections to the latest plans.
objector	A person who dissents from some established policy. Objectors to the housing plans.
opponent	Someone who offers opposition. An opponent of the economic reforms.
oppose	Be resistant to. The board opposed his motion.
opposed	In conflict with or hostile to. The agency is being asked to do two diametrically opposed things.
protester	Someone who participates in a public display of group feeling. The decision was hailed by protesters against the closure as a triumph.
recusant	Of or denoting a recusant. Support for the exiled King was greatest among Catholic recusants.
remonstrance	A forcefully reproachful protest. He shut his ears to any remonstrance.
rival	Be the rival of be in competition with. Nothing can rival cotton for durability.
vie	Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something. The athletes were vying for a place in the British team.