dissenter (noun)

  • 61dissident — 1. noun a jailed dissident Syn: dissenter, objector, protester; rebel, revolutionary, recusant, subversive, agitator, insurgent, insurrectionist, refusenik Ant: conformist 2. adjective dissident intellectuals Syn …

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  • 62rebel — 1. noun 1) the rebels took control of the capital Syn: revolutionary, insurgent, revolutionist, mutineer, insurrectionist, insurrectionary, guerrilla, terrorist, freedom fighter 2) the concept of the artist as a rebel Syn: nonconformist …

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  • 63renegade — 1. noun 1) he was denounced as a renegade Syn: traitor, defector, deserter, turncoat, rebel, mutineer 2) archaic a religious renegade Syn: apostate, heretic, dissenter 2. adjective 1) …

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  • 64dissident — 1. noun Syn: dissenter, objector, protester, rebel, revolutionary, subversive, agitator, refusenik Ant: conformist 2. adjective Syn: dissenting, opposing, objecting, protesting, rebellious, revolutionary …

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  • 65rebel — 1. noun 1) the rebels took control of the capital Syn: revolutionary, insurgent, insurrectionist, mutineer, guerrilla, terrorist, freedom fighter 2) the concept of the artist as a rebel Syn: nonconformist, dissenter …

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  • 66dissident — /ˈdɪsədənt / (say disuhduhnt) adjective 1. differing; disagreeing; dissenting. –noun 2. someone who differs; a dissenter, especially against a particular political system. {Latin dissidens, present participle, differing, sitting apart} …

  • 67Hutchinson — /ˈhʌtʃənsən/ (say huchuhnsuhn) noun 1. Mrs Anne Marbury, 1590?–1643, British religious dissenter in New England, US. 2. Thomas, 1711–80, British colonial governor of Massachusetts 1769–74 …

  • 68maverick — /ˈmævərɪk / (say mavuhrik) noun 1. US (in cattle raising regions) a. an animal found without an owner s brand. b. a calf separated from its dam. 2. a dissenter; loner. {probably named after Samuel Maverick, 1803–70, a Texas (US) cattle raiser who …

  • 69dissentient — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in opposition to a majority or official opinion. ► NOUN ▪ a dissenter …

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  • 70khawarij — kəˈwärij noun plural Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Arabic khawārij, plural of kharijī one that departs, dissenter : kharijites …

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