Dissident Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭsĭ-dənt
A person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. dissenter
  2. heretic
  3. separatist
  4. nonconformist
  5. schismatic
  6. sectarian
  7. sectary
  8. separationist
Antonyms:
  1. yes-man
Disagreeing, differing
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. dissentient
  2. dissenting
Antonyms:
  1. conforming
  2. agreeing
Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. heretical
  2. heterodox

Words Related to Dissident

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Dissident Sentence Examples

  • The former soviet dissident was expected to speak of democratic ideals, not disengagement.

  • The dissident terrorists, who broke away from the IRA after it declared its ceasefire, are believed to have a sizeable arsenal.

  • Meanwhile, on January 25, dissident republican Colm Murphy was jailed for 14 years for conspiracy to commit the bombing.

  • In some strange, unexpected and unwanted way, the president has again become a dissident, a dissident from his own government.

  • They were to exploit in brilliant fashion this desire to return home in order to arrest dissident communists.

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