DISSENTS (FROM) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

dissents (from)

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present tense third-person singular of dissent (from)

as in objects (to)

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Netanyahu's nationalistic base opposes concessions to the Palestinians.

— SEUNG MIN KIM, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
This sense of necessity entirely opposes the narrative contingency in Spider-Noir’s other genre.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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