Dispute

/ˈdɪs.pjut/

Synonyms for "dispute" (491 found)

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Closest matches (99)

Noun(33 words)

argument conflict controversy difference disagreement quarrel wrangle altercation altercations argueargue ardentlyarguing arguments argy-bargy assertion attack barneybawl outbeefs blue

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bobbery brawl brawling brawls broils bunfight challenge challengeschallenging behaviorclaim clashconflict withconflicts

abjure agitate altercate altercation apologetics apologia apology argue argufy argument argumentation askingassert the contraryawake a doubtbandy wordsbattlebe diffidentbe doubtfulbe dubiousbe skeptical

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be uncertainbeef belie bickerbicker overbickering bitchblood feudboggle boycott brawlbringing into questionbroil buckcall in questioncanvass case casuistrycat-and-dog lifecatechizing cavil challengechop logicchoplogic clamor combatcombative reactioncompete complaincomplain loudlycomplaint conflict confront

Adjective(2 words)

academic dissent casechallenging

Verb(10 words)

altercate argued argues argufy bandied battled beefing bickers challenge challenged

Preposition(1 words)

concerning issues

Strong matches (147)

Noun(39 words)

confrontation contention contestcontest wordcontesting contestscontradicted studycontravention controversiescounter evidencecountering counterpoints debate debates denyingdifference of opiniondiffering ding-dong disaccord disagreeing

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discordance discords disharmony disputation dissensions dissents dissonance disunion dustup face-offfalling outfamily feudfeud feuding feuds fight fights flite fracases

Verb(24 words)

confronts confuting contending contestedcontinue the feudcontradicted controverted controverting controverts counterclaimed countered criticise criticized critiqued debated demurred disagree disavows disbelieves discorded

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discording discusses feuded gainsaid

confute contendcontend aboutcontend withcontention contentiousness conterminous contest contestation contradict contravene controversy controvert counter counteraction crosscross swordscry out againstcut and thrustdebate

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defense defiance demonstratedemonstrate againstdemur deny differdifference of opiniondifficulty disaffirm disagreedisagree withdisagreement disallow disavow discept disclaim discord discourse discredit discuss discussion disown disprove disputation dissension dissentdissent fromdissentience distrust disturbance donnybrookdonnybrook fairdoubt duel dust embroilment encounter enmityenter a protestexamination expostulateface downface outface up tofall falling-out feud fightfight againstfight overfighting flap flite fliting flyting forswear fracas fractiousness fray friction front fuss gainsay

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Verb(19 words)

gainsay gainsays impeaches impeaching impugned impugnsmake an argumentmiffing opposes polemicise quarrel quarreled quarrelled questioned refuted scrap squabbled tussling wrangled

Noun(45 words)

gainsayinggovernment conflicthaastia hassle impugning infightinginterpersonal conflictissue joustlegal matterobject volumeobjecting toobjectionopposing forcepalaver polemise quarrelling quarrels question questions

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quibble quibbling rebato rebuts rebutting rowrow sow seedsscufflessignify a differenceskirmishes skirmishingspanish confrontarsparring spars spat spats spatting squabble squabbles tangle threap tiff tussles uproars wrangles

give and takegreet with skepticismhagglehalf believeharbor suspicionshasslehave it outhave reservationshave wordsholler hostility howl hubbub hurrah imbroglio impugn inquiring interpellation interrogationjoin issue

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join issue uponkickkick againstkilkenny catsknock-down-and-drag-outlitigationlock hornslogomachize logomachymake a standmarchmeet head onmeet head-onmiff misgive mistrust misunderstanding moot negativism noncooperationnot acceptnot admitnullify objectobject toobjection obstinacyoffer resistanceopen quarreloppose oppositionpaper warpassage of armspassive resistancepettifog picket plead polemic polemicize polemics polemizepress objectionspro and conprobing protest pumping quarrelquarrel overquarreling quarrelsomeness query querying question questioning quibble quiz quizzingraise a howlraise a questionrally reaction rebuff rebut recalcitrance recalcitrancy recalcitrate recalcitration recant refractorinessrefuse to admitrefute reluct reluctance remonstrance remonstrate renitence renitency renounce repel repellence repellency repudiate repulse repulsion resist resistance retract revoke revolt rhubarb rivalry row ruckus rumpus scrapping scruple seekingset toset-tosharp wordsshow fightsit inslanging matchsmell a ratsnarlsocratic methodspar spat squabblesquabble oversquabbling squall squawk standstand at baystand up againststand up tostate a grievancestrife strikestrive againststruggle suspecttake backtake exception totake issue withtake sidestake with a grain of saltteach inthrash outthrow doubt upontiff tilt traversetreat with reservetroubletry conclusionstussle uncooperativeness variance vendettaverbal engagementwarwar of wordswarfare withstand withstanding word words wranglewrangle overwranglingyell bloody murder

Adjective(8 words)

minor disagreementmutual disagreementopposingpolitical argumentpolitical tensionspublic disagreementunresolved conflictverbal dispute

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More general

15 entries

argue assertion conflict contend contention contest debate disagreement fence proposition repugn resistance

More specific

10 entries

contest debatedomestic disputehypothesisland disputelegal disputepolicy disputequarrel theory wrangle

Collocations

8 entries

academic disputecivil disputedispute resolutiondomestic disputefamily disputeland disputelegal disputeongoing dispute

Inflections

3 entries

disputed disputes disputing

Derivations

8 entries

disputable disputably disputation disputatious disputed disputer disputes disputing

Translations

70 translations across 35 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

خِلَاف noun (argument, failure to agree)

Armenian

1 entries

վեճ noun (argument, failure to agree)

Belarusian

4 entries

ды́спут noun (argument, failure to agree)
пале́міка noun (argument, failure to agree)
спор noun (argument, failure to agree)
спрэ́чка noun (argument, failure to agree)

Bengali

1 entries

বিবাদ noun (argument, failure to agree)

Bulgarian

2 entries

поле́мика noun (argument, failure to agree)
спор noun (argument, failure to agree)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

爭端 /争端 noun (argument, failure to agree)
爭論 /争论 noun (argument, failure to agree)
爭議 /争议 noun (argument, failure to agree)
糾紛 /纠纷 noun (argument, failure to agree)

Czech

1 entries

spor noun (argument, failure to agree)

Esperanto

1 entries

disputo noun (argument, failure to agree)

Finnish

1 entries

kiista noun (argument, failure to agree)

French

2 entries

dispute noun (argument, failure to agree)
litige noun (argument, failure to agree)

Galician

4 entries

barata noun (argument, failure to agree)
learaza noun (argument, failure to agree)
retesía noun (argument, failure to agree)
rifa noun (argument, failure to agree)

German

2 entries

Disput noun (argument, failure to agree)
Streit noun (argument, failure to agree)

Greek

3 entries

έριδα noun (argument, failure to agree)
διένεξη noun (argument, failure to agree)
διαμάχη noun (argument, failure to agree)

Hebrew

1 entries

רִיב noun (argument, failure to agree)

Hindi

2 entries

असहमति noun (argument, failure to agree)
विवाद noun (argument, failure to agree)

Irish

1 entries

imreas noun (argument, failure to agree)

Italian

3 entries

bega noun (argument, failure to agree)
disputa noun (argument, failure to agree)
lite noun (argument, failure to agree)

Japanese

2 entries

論争 noun (argument, failure to agree)
議論 noun (argument, failure to agree)

Korean

3 entries

논쟁 noun (argument, failure to agree)
론쟁 noun (argument, failure to agree)
의논 noun (argument, failure to agree)

Latgalian

1 entries

streids noun (argument, failure to agree)

Latvian

1 entries

strīds noun (argument, failure to agree)

Malayalam

1 entries

തർക്കം noun (argument, failure to agree)

Māori

2 entries

ngutungutu noun (argument, failure to agree)
whakatete noun (argument, failure to agree)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

disputt noun (argument, failure to agree)
uenighet noun (argument, failure to agree)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

نزاع noun (argument, failure to agree)
پرخاش noun (argument, failure to agree)
چكیش noun (argument, failure to agree)

Portuguese

1 entries

disputa noun (argument, failure to agree)

Romanian

1 entries

dispută noun (argument, failure to agree)

Russian

3 entries

ди́спут noun (argument, failure to agree)
поле́мика noun (argument, failure to agree)
спор noun (argument, failure to agree)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

connsachadh noun (argument, failure to agree)
connspaid noun (argument, failure to agree)

Spanish

4 entries

contencioso noun (argument, failure to agree)
disputa noun (argument, failure to agree)
disputación noun (argument, failure to agree)
trabacuenta noun (argument, failure to agree)

Swedish

1 entries

dispyt noun (argument, failure to agree)

Telugu

1 entries

వివాదం noun (argument, failure to agree)

Tibetan

2 entries

རྩོད་གླེང noun (argument, failure to agree)
རྩོད་པ noun (argument, failure to agree)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ди́спут noun (argument, failure to agree)
поле́міка noun (argument, failure to agree)
спір noun (argument, failure to agree)
супере́ка noun (argument, failure to agree)

Waigali

1 entries

pad noun (argument, failure to agree)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Two different parties with common interests were on the warpath when he cut in to settle the dispute.

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The countries concerned settled the dispute by peaceful means.

Source: tatoeba (20820)

Our top priority is to settle this dispute once and for all, so we are ready to meet them halfway.

Source: tatoeba (23408)

That dispute has been settled once and for all.

Source: tatoeba (43315)

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