Word

dissent, v.
(dissented, dissenting, dissents)
freq. cnt. 1

withhold assent
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dissent

sample sentences

"Several Republicans dissented"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dissentient

antonym

assent

semantic pointers

hypernym

disagree, differ, take issue, dissent

be of different opinions
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

differ disagree dissent take issue

sample sentences

"I beg to differ!"
"She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disagreement disagreement

antonym

agree

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

difference

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dissentient dissent dissension dissent dissenter dissension

semantic pointers

hyponym

dissent clash contradict, negate, contravene

express opposition through action or words
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2

dissent protest resist

sample sentences

"dissent to the laws of the country"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

protestant protest protester protester

lexical pointers

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resistive resistant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dissentient dissent dissenter

semantic pointers

hypernym

oppose, controvert, contradict

hyponym

strike, walk out demonstrate, march rebel, rise, arise, rise up rebel, renegade