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Synonyms for dispute
dɪˈspyutdis·pute

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 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 Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. dispute

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

    Antonyms:
    waive, concede, allow, forego

Princeton's WordNet3.8 / 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 Words1.0 / 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

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How to use dispute in a sentence?

  1. Martin Fridson:

    I don't dispute that valuations are very rich.

  2. Patrick Mullin:

    We vehemently dispute the notion that the coating powder sold by my client can be used for either missile production or nuclear application, it is rather used primarily for industrial purposes.

  3. Kamala Harris:

    I don't think that most reasonable people who are paying attention to the facts would dispute that there are racial disparities and a system that has engaged in racism in terms of how the laws have been enforced, it does us no good to deny that. Let's just deal with it. Let's be honest. These might be difficult conversations for some, but they're not difficult conversations for leaders, not for real leaders.

  4. John King:

    In a statement from Cuomo’s office, four staffers who were on that flight dispute Boylan’s story and the governor’s press secretary says her claims of inappropriate behavior are ‘quite simply false.’ Boylan is running for Manhattan borough president. She first accused the governor of sexual harassment on Twitter back in December.

  5. John Bellinger:

    It's unfortunate that the long-running U.S. dispute with the ICC has reached this new low point. ... It's not surprising that the Trump administration has reacted forcefully with threatened sanctions, especially in an election year.


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