Disputant Synonyms

dĭ-spyo͝otnt, dĭspyə-tənt
A person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. controversialist
  2. opponent
  3. contender
  4. arguer
  5. discussant
  6. antagonist
  7. debater
  8. adversary
  9. eristic

Words Related to Disputant

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. critic
  2. enemy
  3. sadducees
  4. sunnis

Disputant Sentence Examples

  • In conversation he was a singularly eager, acute and pertinacious disputant.

  • Now skill in disputation is plainly a valuable accomplishment; and, as the Aristotelian logic grew out of the regulated discussions of the eristics and their pupils, the disputant sophistry of the 4th century deserves more attention and.

  • In 1544 Bonner gave him the living of Solihull; and Feckenham established a reputation as a preacher and a disputant of keen intellect but unvarying charity.

  • That Plato was not careful to distinguish the Megarians and the Cynics from the eristical sophists, and that the disputants of the 4th century affected some of the mannerisms of the greatest disputant of the 5th century, he willingly concedes.

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