to dispute

Examples

• All

• And now, for the second time in ten years, Eritrea was openly disputing that border.

  Fiction book (2001)

• For my part, I would hardly wish to dispute the accuracy of Naipaul's depiction.

  Academic text (1990)

• It's now people who might dispute you as being the person who could lead.

  Triggernometry

• We will also describe the accounts of primary sources which dispute these claims.

• Is that what you dispute?

  A Man for All Seasons (1966)

• I'm going to have to dispute that with you.

• Does the Prime Minister dispute her own government survey or dispute the experience of the claimants?

• This time, nobody can dispute the rightness of what we're doing.

  Uncommon Valor (1983)

• I think the president would dispute that any incapacity exists.

  Air Force One (1997)

• The pervasive growth of online courses cannot be disputed, even though their effectiveness often is.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

Q

to question

vsto dispute

777 3.5

To express doubt about whether something is true

is wider, also including open arguments and formal objections

A

to argue

vsto dispute

607 1.1

To speak angrily with someone because you disagree

can be calmer and focus on questioning truth rather than anger

C

to challenge

vsto dispute

• Formal

552 4.3

To officially say that a decision, person, or evidence is not acceptable

is less formal, including everyday arguing and simple questioning

C

to contend

vsto dispute

• Formal

97 4.6

Argue or claim that something is wrong, often in a formal process

is more general, applying to any argument or questioning of truth

C

to contest

vsto dispute

• Formal

65 4.6

To officially disagree with a result and try to change it

is broader, also fitting informal arguments and casual doubts

A

to argue over

vsto dispute

36 2.9

To talk with someone because you disagree about something

also covers questioning truth or validity, not only personal disagreements

C

to call into question

vsto dispute

33 4.5

To say that something may not be true or right

is broader, covering arguing or debating as well as doubting validity

G

to gainsay

vsto dispute

• Formal

1 9.9

To say something is not true

is broader, including arguing, questioning, and formal objections

A

to argufy

vsto dispute

• Archaic

9.9

To disagree angrily about small, unimportant things

is more general, covering serious arguments and questions of validity

Antonyms

A

to agree

∞ 1.0

Have the same opinion or say yes

A

to accept

∞ 1.3

To believe or agree that something is true

How Forceful

to disprove

66 4.5

to refute

• Formal

88 6.2

to dispute

158 3.5

to argue

∞ 2.8

to challenge

• Formal

552 4.3

to question

777 3.5

Surface Forms

Etymology