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dissension - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | dissension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict of opinion |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, contention, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissent, dissidence, faction, flak*, friction, fuss, quarrel, scene, static, strife, trouble, variance, wrangle, bad vibes, bickering, clinker, disaccord, discordance, disunity, factionalism, sour note |
| Antonyms: | agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence, confirmation, peace, ratification |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | antagonism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | causing problem; opposition |
| Synonyms: | animosity, animus, antipathy, antithesis, clashing, competition, conflict, contention, difference, disagreement, discord, dissension, enmity, friction, hatred, hostility, incongruity, rancor, resistance, rivalry, contradistinction, contrariety, oppugnancy |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, harmony, rapport, sympathy, understanding |
| Main Entry: | contradiction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variance to something |
| Synonyms: | conflict, defiance, denial, difference, disagreement, discrepancy, dispute, dissension, incongruity, inconsistency, negation, opposite, opposition, bucking, confutation, contravention, gainsaying |
| Antonyms: | acceptance, agreement, approval, concession, confirmation, verification, OK, corroboration, reconcilement |
| Main Entry: | disharmony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict, discord |
| Synonyms: | clash, contention, difference, dissension, dissonance, friction, strife, variance, disaccord, dissonancy, inharmoniousness |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, compatibility, concord, harmony |
| Main Entry: | disputation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | controversy |
| Synonyms: | debate, dialectic, dispute, dissension, forensic, argumentation, mooting, polemics |
| Antonyms: | harmony |
| Main Entry: | dispute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef*, bone of contention*, brawl, broil, brouhaha, commotion, conflict, contention, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discussion, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fireworks*, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff*, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, rumpus*, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle, bickering, polemic |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement, disapproval |
| Synonyms: | bone*, bone of contention*, conflict, contention, denial, difference, discord, dissension, dissidence, flak*, hassle, heresy, nonconformity, objection, opposition, protest, refusal, resistance, schism, spat, split, strife, variance, bone to pick, clinker, disaccord, disunity, far cry, heterodoxy, misbelief, nonagreement, nonconcurrence, nonconformism, nope, poles apart, sour note, unorthodoxy |
| Notes: | dissent is, literally, 'feel or think differently' and dissident means 'sit apart, disagree' |
| Antonyms: | agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence, endorsement, ratification, sanction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissidence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference of opinion |
| Synonyms: | contention, disagreement, disharmony, dispute, dissension, dissent, feud, heresy, nonconformity, rupture, schism, strife, bad vibes, disaccord, discordance, dispeace, heterodoxy, misbelief, nonconformism, sour note, unorthodoxy |
| Antonyms: | agreement, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | feud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | major argument; estrangement |
| Synonyms: | altercation, bad blood*, broil*, combat, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, enmity, faction, fight, fracas, grudge, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, row, run-in*, squabble, strife, vendetta, bickering, falling out |
| Antonyms: | agreement, friendship, comradeship |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insubordination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disobedience |
| Synonyms: | defiance, dereliction, disregard, dissension, infringement, insurrection, mutiny, noncompliance, rebellion, revolt, revolution, riot, sabotage, indiscipline, noncooperation, nonobservance |
| Main Entry: | quarrel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, argument, battle royal*, beef*, brawl, breach, broil*, combat, commotion, complaint, contention, controversy, difference, difference of opinion, difficulty, disapproval, discord, disputation, dispute, dissension, dissidence, disturbance, dust*, falling-out*, feud, fight, fisticuffs*, fracas, fray, fuss, hassle, misunderstanding, objection, rhubarb*, row, ruckus*, run-in, scrap, spat, squabble, strife, struggle, tiff, tumult, vendetta, wrangle, bickering, brannigan*, catfight, set-to* |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | schism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | separation |
| Synonyms: | alienation, break, breakup, difference, disagreement, discord, dissension, division, divorce, faction, fissure, fracture, gap, parting, rift, rupture, secession, splinter group, split, disunion |
| Main Entry: | secession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | withdrawal |
| Synonyms: | breakup, defection, dissension, division, parting, rift, rupture, schism, separation, splinter group, split, breakaway, disaffiliation, disunion, exiting |
| Main Entry: | spat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dispute, quarrel |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, beef*, brouhaha, conflict, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, dissension, embroilment, falling-out, feud, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff*, misunderstanding, row, rumpus*, run-in*, squabble, strife, tiff, words, bickering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | strife |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | struggle, battle |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, animosity, argument, blowup, brawl, clash, combat, competition, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, faction, fighting, friction, fuss, hassle, quarrel, rivalry, spat, squabble, static, striving, tug of war*, variance, warfare, words, wrangle, bickering, disunity, emulation, factionalism, squabbling, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | success, victory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unrest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of agitation; disturbance |
| Synonyms: | altercation, anarchy, annoyance, anxiety, bother, chagrin, change, confusion, contention, controversy, crisis, debate, disaffection, discontent, discord, disease, disquiet, dissatisfaction, dissension, distress, dither*, ennui, grief, insurrection, irritation, malaise, mortification, perturbation, protest, quarrel, rebellion, restlessness, sedition, sorrow, strife, tension, trouble, tumult, turmoil, uneasiness, uproar, upset, vexation, worry, bickering, moodiness, perplexity, tizzy, unease |
| Antonyms: | calm, harmony, peace, rest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | variance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
| Synonyms: | about-face*, argument, change, conflict, contention, deviation, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discrepancy, dissension, dissent, dissidence, divergence, diversity, division, flip-flop*, fluctuation, incongruity, inconsistency, mutation, separation, strife, switch, variation, variety, different strokes, disaccord, disunity, mid-course correction, severing, sundering, transmogrification, unharmoniousness |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vendetta |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | feud |
| Synonyms: | argument, bad blood*, conflict, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, family feud, fight, fracas, grudge, hostility, quarrel, revenge, rivalry, row, squabble, strife, bickering, falling out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | difference of opinion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict over something important |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, bone of contention, conflict, debate, disagreement, dispute, dissension, dissent, friction, run-in, strife, irreconcilable difference |
| Main Entry: | contention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competition |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, battle, beef*, bone of contention*, combat, conflict, contest, controversy, difference, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, enmity, fight, flak*, hassle, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, run-in, scene, scrap, squabble, static, strife, struggle, variance, war, wrangle, belligerency, bone to pick, disaccord, disunity, feuding, set-to*, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | affection, consideration, friendliness, friendship, good will, kindness, sympathy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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