Antonyms of verb dissent

1 of 3 senses of dissent

Sense 1
dissent -- (withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented")
       Antonym of assent (Sense 1)
      => assent, accede, acquiesce -- (to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dissent

3 senses of dissent

Sense 1
dissent -- (withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented")
       => disagree, differ, dissent, take issue -- (be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions")

Sense 2
protest, resist, dissent -- (express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country")
       => oppose, controvert, contradict -- (be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion")

Sense 3
disagree, differ, dissent, take issue -- (be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions")

Antonyms of adj dissenting

1 sense of dissenting

Sense 1
dissentient, dissenting (prenominal), dissident -- (disagreeing, especially with a majority)

INDIRECT (VIA negative) -> affirmative, affirmatory -- (affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes")

Similarity of adj dissenting

1 sense of dissenting

Sense 1
dissentient, dissenting (prenominal), dissident -- (disagreeing, especially with a majority)
       => negative (vs. affirmative) -- (expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial)