dissenting

1. 1.

   disagreeing, especially with a majority

   Synonymsdissentientdissident

   Similarnegative

Questions about dissenting

What does dissenting mean?

dissenting means "disagreeing, especially with a majority".

How many syllables are in dissenting?

dissenting has 3 syllables: dis-sen-ting. The stress falls on "sen". In IPA it is /dɪˈsɛntɪŋ/.

What is another word for dissenting?

Close synonyms include dissentient, dissident. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dissenting a common word?

dissenting is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dissenting?

1 word rhymes with dissenting. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.