disputed
- adjective
- /dɪˈspjuːtɪd/
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disputado
- This is a story we've all been through, right, about disputed ownership of property.
His exact words are disputed, but most often quoted this way.
- His exact words are disputed, but most often quoted this way.
- This claim is disputed by many people in that space.
- In reality, theories and ideologies emerged and were disputed, with many being disproved.
- Now this land, which I think the best term for it is probably disputed territory.
- And then, yeah, the the disputed area is is in the red there.
- Well, first of all, that's highly, highly disputed.
- You know, like I said to you, it's always disputed.
- Nor does it change the fact that Wallace retired early, that those are facts that are in not in dispute.
- This is disputed by experts and some believe that the courts shift was not at all related to the court packing plan.
- And also there is dispute in the press about the causes, the consequences, the victims, the villains of Putin's war.
- OK, the actual figure not disputed from industry sponsored trials, right?
- That group of people was diagnosed with learning difficulties, which kind of been disputed.
Examples
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And by telling their story, by telling it in a way that the facts are not disputed, you shift the burden on the perpetrators.
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In reality, theories and ideologies emerged and were disputed, with many being disproved.
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This claim is disputed by many people in that space.
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The benefits are such that it cannot be disputed that this is a change which must be made as soon as possible.
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This is disputed by experts and some believe that the courts shift was not at all related to the court packing plan.
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The results of the experiment were disputed by several scientists, leading to further research.
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Her claims about the event were widely disputed, with many people offering different versions of what happened.
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The interpretation of the law remains disputed among legal experts, creating ongoing debate in the courtroom.
Synonyms
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5.0
Likely to cause strong public disagreement
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7.4
Causing people to disagree or argue
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5.0
Open to question or discussion
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6.0
Open to doubt or debate because it may not be true
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6.6
Open to argument or doubt
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6.8
Can be argued against or shown to be wrong
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7.7
Uncertain and open to doubt or disagreement
Not accepted as final because people argue or compete over it
People can argue about it or show it is wrong
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A territory that runs its own government but is not widely recognized as an independent country
How Disputed
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Morphology
Etymology
The word disputed comes from the verb dispute, made from dis- 'apart' and putare 'to think' in Latin. So a disputed claim is one that people do not agree on and still argue about.