Consensus and Disagreement

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Consensus

Consensus noun - The state of being of one opinion about something.
Usage example: finally reached a consensus on how to spend the money that the club had raised
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Disagreement is an antonym for consensus in general agreement topic.
Nearby Word: consensual

Disagreement

Disagreement noun - Variance of opinion on a matter.
Usage example: there was some disagreement about what color the missing sweater actually was
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Synonyms for Disagreement
Antonyms for Disagreement
Consensus is an antonym for disagreement in topics: argument, discrepancy.
Nearby Words: disagreeable, disagreed, disagreeing
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How words are described

good good consensus good disagreement
broad broad consensus broad disagreement
public public consensus public disagreement
total total consensus total disagreement
Other adjectives: small, strong, little, bad, major, mutual, academic, unanimous.

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Joseph McCarthy McCarthyism is largely a disagreement about means rather than ends (anti-communism remains mainstream and has bi-partisan consensus), and the means advocated by McCarthy i.e.
    Source: Useful Notes / Joseph McCarthy
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