Disputation

Synonyms for "disputation" (48 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Noun(5 words)

dissonance altercation arguing argument brawl

altercation apologetics apologia apology bickering

Strong matches (14)

casuistry combat conflict contest controversy debate defense dialectic dispute

Noun(5 words)

contention contestation controversy debate disceptation

Related words (24)

Noun(7 words)

dispute dustup palaver public debate quarrel quibble tilt

dissertation enmity fighting hassle hostility hubbub litigation logomachy polemic quarrel rhubarb set to strife struggle war warfare wrangling

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8 entries

conflict difference difference of opinion dispute oral presentation public speaking speaking speechmaking

Synonyms

2 entries

controversy debate

Related terms

4 entries

disputable disputant disputatious dispute

derived

1 entries

derived from

1 entries

related to

7 entries

argument disputable disputant disputatious dispute exercise rhetoric

Sample sentences

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And like the battles fought over baptism by sprinkling as opposed to total immersion, these modern-day disputations can be tedious.

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