dissent :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (1)

n. (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"

Verbs (6)

dissent

v. withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"

protest, resist

v. express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

disagree, differ, take issue

v. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

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Fuzzynyms (47)

repudiation

n. refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); "the repudiation of the debt by the city"

picket

v. serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"

boycott

v. refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

repudiate

v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"

disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

disclaim

v. renounce a legal claim or title to

discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

condemn

v. appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway"

dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore

v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

neglect, ignore, disregard

v. give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"

abstain, refrain, desist

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

quibble

v. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate

v. have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

oppose

v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

object

v. be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture"

demur

v. enter a demurrer

contend, fight, struggle

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

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Antonyms (8)

assent, accede, acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

agree

v. consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"

agree

v. consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"

assent, accede, acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

sleazy > oblique case > abruptly pinnate > contrary to fact > heave up > fickle > capricious > dissent

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