CONTRARIANS Synonyms
8 hypernyms for contrarians. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CONTRARIANS
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| contentious | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits • involving or likely to cause controversy | ||||||
| disputatious | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits | ||||||
| dissident | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a person who dissents from some established policy adjective satellite • characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards • disagreeing, especially with a majority | ||||||
| recalcitrant | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly resistant to authority or control • marked by stubborn resistance to authority | ||||||
| adversarial | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed | ||||||
| dissenters | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who dissents from some established policy | ||||||
| dissidents | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who dissents from some established policy adjective satellite • characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards • disagreeing, especially with a majority | ||||||
| heretics | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church • a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) | ||||||
| iconoclasts | noun n | |||||
noun • a destroyer of images used in religious worship • someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions | ||||||
| malcontents | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who is discontented or disgusted adjective satellite • discontented as toward authority | ||||||
| mavericks | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action • an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it adjective satellite • independent in behavior or thought | ||||||
| nonconformists | noun n | |||||
adjective • not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought noun • someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct • a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England adjective satellite • not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion | ||||||
| opponents | noun n | |||||
noun • a contestant that you are matched against • someone who offers opposition adjective satellite • characterized by active hostility | ||||||
| rebels | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) • `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms • someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action verb • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance • break with established customs | ||||||
| renegades | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. adjective satellite • having deserted a cause or principle verb • break with established customs | ||||||
| sceptics | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs | ||||||