disagree

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈgrē How to pronounce disagree (audio)
Definition of disagreenext
as in to differ
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 disagree About 6 in 10 disagreed that owning more guns makes people safer, and a similar share disagreed that gun control laws are unconstitutional. — Jillian Turanovic, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Republicans were slightly more inclined to approve, with 34 percent arguing it should be livestreamed, but even there, an overwhelming 64 percent disagreed. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026 While Coleman’s ruling is logical, reasonable minds could disagree about the underlying legal questions. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Plenty of others disagree that AI will break modern encryption. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disagree
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagree
  1. differ
  2. dissent
  3. object
  4. argue
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  • However, the time required to assemble an individual robot differs from the rate at which a production line can manufacture multiple units.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As Rash points out, two $0-premium options can differ by thousands of dollars in total out-of-pocket spending over a year depending on an individual’s health needs.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of differ
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  • The Roseville City Council voted 4-1 in February to place the proposal on the November ballot, with Roccucci casting the dissenting vote.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The School Board voted 6-3 on Tuesday to fire her, with board members Adam Cervera, Jeff Holness and Nora Rupert dissenting.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissent
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  • In reality, both objects orbit the star in the same direction, just at different, changing speeds.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The choice among block, file and object storage depends on factors such as application requirements, latency, data type, scale, accessibility, governance and the level of automation required.
    — Paul Speciale, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of object
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  • Others are skeptical the task force can accomplish much in such a short time period, arguing that eventually sweeping new legislation will be needed to regulate AI.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Consumer advocates have argued that digital labels could eventually be used for surge pricing or personalized pricing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of argue

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“Disagree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagree. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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