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