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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
  • Byzantine faults arise when nodes provide conflicting information due to errors or malicious actions.
    Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield edged higher on Thursday as investors assessed conflicting economic data and several speeches from Federal Reserve policymakers helping to point the way on the future direction of interest rates.
    Samantha Subin,Scott Schnipper,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of conflicting
Verb
  • Meanwhile, others cynically attempt to distort any coverage of a Democratic politician as support for that candidate, strategically firing up right-wing outrage with the intention of silencing dissenting views and killing future stories.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
  • But Democrats in Congress — urged on by a dissenting opinion from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — fought to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of dissenting
Adjective
  • From underdeveloped supply chains and limited access to funding to inconsistent regulatory frameworks, these challenges often stifle the growth of local designers.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Still, the tournament managed to achieve a certain popularity among fans last season, even if competitive buy-in was inconsistent.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of inconsistent
Verb
  • Two state investigations are unfolding into the tragedy as employees, victims’ families and company owners offer differing accounts of the hour before floodwaters overtook the area.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The numbers represent differing migration patterns.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of differing
Verb
  • San Francisco sued Oakland for infringing its airport’s trademarks in April, arguing the Oakland airport’s similar new name would confuse travelers.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The then gets out of the vehicle and the officer tells him they’re done arguing.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of arguing
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