dissident
English Thesaurus
1. a person who dissents from some established policy (noun.person)
hyponym | : | co, conscientious objector, |
definition | : | one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | nonconformist, recusant, |
definition | : | someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | nimby, |
definition | : | someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard (noun.person) |
2. disagreeing, especially with a majority (adj.all)
similar | : | negative, |
definition | : | expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all) |
3. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards (adj.all)
similar | : | unorthodox, |
definition | : | breaking with convention or tradition (adj.all) |
4. a person who dissents from some established policy (noun.person)
derivation | : | object, |
definition | : | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | protest, |
definition | : | utter words of protest (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
5. disagreeing, especially with a majority (adj.all)
derivation | : | dissidence, |
definition | : | disagreement; especially disagreement with the government (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | dissent, |
definition | : | withhold assent (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
6. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards (adj.all)
derivation | : | heresy, unorthodoxy, |
definition | : | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy, |
definition | : | any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | dissidence, |
definition | : | disagreement; especially disagreement with the government (noun.communication) |
7. a person who dissents from some established policy (noun.person)
derivation | : | object, |
definition | : | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | protest, |
definition | : | utter words of protest (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
8. disagreeing, especially with a majority (adj.all)
derivation | : | dissidence, |
definition | : | disagreement; especially disagreement with the government (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | dissent, |
definition | : | withhold assent (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
9. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards (adj.all)
derivation | : | heresy, unorthodoxy, |
definition | : | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy, |
definition | : | any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | dissidence, |
definition | : | disagreement; especially disagreement with the government (noun.communication) |
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