Synonyms of defection

defection

noun

1

as in apostasy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• apostasy
• schism
• scission
• sectarianism
• infidelity
• separatism
• misconception
• deviation
• error
• fallacy
• deviance
• heresy
• iconoclasm
• misbelief
• falsehood
• nonconformity
• heterodoxy
• myth
• dissidence
• unconventionality
• dissent
• discord
• dissension
• dissention
• disagreement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conformity
• orthodoxy
• agreement
• conformation
• conventionality

2

as in desertion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desertion
• abandonment
• dumping
• forsaking
• dereliction
• discard
• jettisoning
• tergiversation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retention
• reclamation
• retrieval
• recoupment
• repossession

Examples of defection in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In an effort to shore up his position and stem Democratic defections, Biden met Friday with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Saturday with Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.). —Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 16 July 2024

Biden, hoping to hold off more defections, joined two virtual meetings Friday with members of the Hispanic and Asia-Pacific congressional caucuses. —Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024

But even a handful of Democratic defections could matter. —Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024

While their votes are not sufficient to sway the Republican Party apparatus, their temporary defection to Kamala Harris and other Democratic candidates in 2024 could determine both the next president and the future direction of the Republican Party. —Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024