Antonyms for dispute
dɪˈspyutdis·pute

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. dispute

   A feud is enmity between families, clans, or parties, with acts of hostility mutually retaliated and avenged; feud is rarely used of individuals, never of nations. While all the other words of the group may refer to that which is transient, a feud is long-enduring, and often hereditary. Dissension is used of a number of persons, of a party or other organization. Bitterness is in feeling only; enmity and hostility involve will and purpose to oppose or injure. A quarrel is in word or act, or both, and is commonly slight and transient, as we speak of childish quarrels; contention and strife may be in word or deed; contest ordinarily involves some form of action. Contest is often used in a good sense, contention and strife very rarely so. Controversy is commonly in words; strife extends from verbal controversy to the contests of armies. Affray, brawl, and broil, like quarrel, are words of inferior dignity. An affray or broil may arise at a street corner; the affray always involves physical force; the brawl or broil may be confined to violent language.

   Synonyms:
   affray, animosity, bitterness, brawl, broil, contention, contest, controversy, dissension, enmity, feud, fray, hostility, quarrel, strife

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. dispute

   Antonyms:
   waive, concede, allow, forego

   Synonyms:
   argue, question, canvass, contest, contend, challenge, debate, controvert, controversy, difference, gainsay, impugn, quarrel, altercation

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflictnoun

   a disagreement or argument about something important

   "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

   Synonyms:
   divergence, struggle, battle, difference of opinion, conflict, fight, remainder, contravention, deviation, departure, engagement, difference

2. dispute, contraventionverb

   coming into conflict with

   Synonyms:
   difference of opinion, conflict, difference, contravention

3. challenge, dispute, gainsayverb

   take exception to

   "She challenged his claims"

   Synonyms:
   altercate, take exception, gainsay, challenge, quarrel, scrap, argufy

4. quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercateverb

   have a disagreement over something

   "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

   Synonyms:
   altercate, junk, gainsay, challenge, trash, quarrel, scrap, argufy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. disputenoun

   Synonyms:
   disputation, controversy, argument, debate, logomachy, squabble, contention, polemic

2. disputeverb

   Synonyms:
   contend, argue, gainsay, controvert, altercate, wrangle, impugn, bicker, squabble, spar

How to use dispute in a sentence?

1. Charlotte Lam:

   We have had two months of political dispute, this is not a cyclical downturn. Moreover, this downturn is coming very quickly. Some people have described it as coming like a tsunami...the economic recovery will take a long time.

2. Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin:

   The result of this arbitration will not impact China's sovereignty, rights or jurisdiction over the South China Sea under historical facts and international law, from this ruling you can see the Philippines' aim in presenting the case is not to resolve the dispute. Its aim is to deny China's rights in the South China Sea and confirm its own rights in the South China Sea.

3. Chairman Nadler:

   It remains vital that Judiciary Committee obtain access to the full, unredacted report and the underlying materials, at the moment, our plans to consider holding Attorney General Barr accountable for Attorney General Barr failure to comply with our subpoena still stand. My hope is that we make concrete progress at tomorrow's meeting towards resolving this dispute. Judiciary Committee remains committed to finding a reasonable accommodation.

4. The British government:

   The right to institute a judicial action is constitutionally guaranteed one and right to fair hearing of a respondent is equally tolerated constitutionally. The right to determination of the dispute as presented by the contending parties is the exclusive responsibility of the judiciary.

5. Julia Coym:

   This is part of China's play-book now, we would definitely expect to see more of this as the trade dispute intensifies further.

How to pronounce dispute?

How to say dispute in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency