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

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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. Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder:

   It's my understanding he does not dispute the defendant was involved in the homicide, in the death of Ms. Gamez, but that it happened during a sex act, it was consensual and the result of misadventure. The fact a later death (happened) during the same type of activity doesn't prove anything in this case.

2. Kousha Berokim:

   The meeting was peaceful and held to develop a framework to resolve their dispute, there was certainly no indication of violence.

3. Mark Collins:

   He was stabbed first, theres no dispute about that.

4. William Cheung:

   I think the dispute is still posing large uncertainties to the management of resources and conservation of ecosystems in the South China Sea, after the Hague ruling, the PRC (People's Republic of China) disputes the validity of the ruling. It means that cooperation between the countries bordering the South China Sea in managing the ecosystems is still challenging.

5. Sienho Yee:

   Objectively the tribunal has no jurisdiction over the dispute, negotiation has been agreed upon as the way to resolve the dispute.

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