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Synonyms for Dissident (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (a person who dissents from some established policy):
contestant, dissenter, objector, protester

WordNet sense 2 (characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards):
heretical, heterodox

WordNet sense 3 (breaking with convention or tradition):
unorthodox

WordNet sense 4 (disagreeing, especially with a majority):
dissentient, dissenting

WordNet sense 5 (expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial):
negative


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