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adjective

Definition of disagreeingnext
as in conflicting
not being in agreement or harmony their disagreeing accounts of what happened that night make me wonder if either is telling the truth

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disagreeing

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verb

present participle of disagree
as in dissenting
to have a different opinion the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreeing
  1. conflicting
  2. dissenting
  3. inconsistent
  4. differing
  5. arguing
Adjective
  • Suppression of dissenting opinions: Team members may withhold conflicting opinions or doubts to maintain group harmony and avoid conflict.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Mexican officials provided conflicting reports regarding the number of people arrested.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of conflicting
Verb
  • If none of the spots is filled, the dissenting opinion of only one judge will be enough to overturn the impeachment and reinstate Yoon as president.
    Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • It has since been framed absolutely as a left-wing city even though voting patterns suggest it should be described as a dissenting one.
    Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of dissenting
Adjective
  • Love was a complicated evaluation before the 2020 NFL Draft because of the concerns over some of those inconsistent habits.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Unfortunately, sometimes this morality feels inconsistent.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of inconsistent
Verb
  • The group recognizes, however, that people have differing underlying risks for cancer and therefore supports the current recommendation that most men limit themselves to no more than two drinks a day and most women consume no more than one.
    Alice Park, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Broadly, this is a system of price controls in which an average or minimum price across a group of countries with similar gross domestic output per capita can serve as an anchor towards which differing prices may converge over time.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of differing
Verb
  • Adnan often finds himself at the center of the theatrics — from arguing with Brian about ego to suggesting Veah is an untrustworthy partner after Sunny accused her of cheating.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The 49ers were outraged, arguing that the receiver — well known for getting under his opponent’s skin — never threw a punch.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of arguing
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