I shall have to controvert one or two ideas that are almost universally accepted.
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Controvert
Synonyms for "controvert" (130 found)
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Strong matches (39)
Related words (65)
forsweargainsaygo intohandleimpugninvestigatejoin issue uponjuxtapose in oppositionknock aroundnegatenonplusnot acceptnot admitnullifyoffsetoppugnoverthrowoverturnoverwhelmparry
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pass under reviewplay at cross-purposesput to silencequestionrapreasonreason aboutreason the pointrebutrecantreduce to silencerefuse to admitrejectrenouncerepudiateretractreviewrevokerun counter toset offsettleshut upsiftsilencesmash all oppositionsquashsquelchstudysubverttake backtake issue withtake uptalktalk abouttalk oftalk overthresh outtraversetreatundermineupsetventilate
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9 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- оспорвам verb (dispute or argue using reason)
- споря verb (dispute or argue using reason)
Catalan
2 entries- controvertir verb (dispute or argue using reason)
- controvertir verb (be involved or engaged in controversy)
French
1 entries- controverser verb (dispute or argue using reason)
Romanian
3 entries- contrazice verb (dispute or argue using reason)
- nega verb (dispute or argue using reason)
- tăgădui verb (dispute or argue using reason)
Russian
1 entries- спорить verb (be involved or engaged in controversy)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
[T]hat women from their education and the present state of civilized life, are in the same condition, cannot, I think, be controverted.
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