Disputing Synonyms and Antonyms

Have a disagreement over something
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. quarrelling
  2. scrapping
  3. mooting
  4. contradicting
  5. arguing
  6. debating
  7. contending
Antonyms:
  1. agreeing
Take exception to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. traversing
  2. gainsaying
  3. resisting
  4. challenging
  5. opposing
  6. contesting
  7. bucking
To engage in discussion or argument; debate.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. discussing

Words Related to Disputing

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.

Disputing Sentence Examples

  • One of them, who followed his father's profession, made himself the champion of the others in disputing Leonardo's claim to his share, first in the paternal inheritance, and then in that which had been left to be divided between the brothers and sisters by an uncle.

  • Although there is no disputing that the nicotine found in tobacco is incredibly addictive, many people who try to quit smoking or chewing tobacco encounter more problems with the emotional aspect of tobacco usage.

  • He ought to hold, and in disputing with Descartes he did apparently hold, that the evidence of the senses is the only convincing evidence; yet he maintains, and from his special mathematical training it was natural he should maintain, that the evidence of reason is absolutely satisfactory.

  • If the person disputing parentage refuses to take a test, the Child Support Agency can treat them as the child's parent.

  • The servants ran noisily about the house and yard, shouting and disputing.

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