DISAGREES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

disagrees

verb

present tense third-person singular of disagree

as in differs

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 disagrees Garden Homes said a clause in state law exempts it from the town’s temporary moratorium on 8-30g applications, but the town disagrees. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 Rizzo disagrees that saying women should be protected in their own spaces is political, homophobic or transphobic. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Ryan Shannon, a senior attorney at Defenders of Wildlife, a conservation nonprofit, disagrees. — Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026 No one disagrees about the need to recruit and retain first responders and pay them accordingly. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026 Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, said the administration disagrees with the ruling and is assessing next steps. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Whether the state agrees or disagrees to the changes then could lead to decertification, but the process laid out in the law appears to include multiple steps and opportunities for discussion. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Notably, few major artists have joined BTS's boycott outright, and that is not evidence the industry disagrees with them. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, the watershed department disagrees with the state’s findings and maintains its position that the chemical spill did not cause the fish kill. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 28 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagrees

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Although Black Lives Matter greatly increased public awareness of racial profiling, support for the movement in the United States differs significantly between Republicans and Democrats and between whites and racial minorities.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
This group differs from the team captains fans see on game days.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

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Roberts disagreed with the majority of his colleagues about whether the National Trust for Historic Preservation – which objects to the design of the ballroom – can meet the legal standard for showing it would be sufficiently harmed by the project.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Back then, Pluto was classified as a full planet, but the discovery of 1992 QB-1, as well as Kuiper Belt objects even larger than Pluto found later, raised questions about Pluto's status.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026