Antonyms for dispute
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dih-spyoot |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspyut |
Definition of dispute
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French desputer (12c.) "dispute, fight over, contend for, discuss," from Latin disputare "weigh, examine, discuss, argue, explain," from dis- "separately" (see dis-) + putare "to count, consider," originally "to prune" (see pave).
- Used in Vulgate in sense of "to argue, contend with words." Related: Disputable; disputed; disputing. The noun is not certainly recorded before 1590s (disputacioun in that sense is from late 14c.).
- noun argument
- verb argue
- But it was always my notion, that children should not dispute their parents' authority.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- But, if it be to ease her heart, and not to dispute my will, you may hear her out.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The beauty of the Turkish women is still a matter of dispute.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- I could not dispute the evidence of the bit of shivered glass.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Now, where there is an et cetera in an agreement, there is always an opening for dispute.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- And then there was our dispute at Albany--in the Patroon's mansion, you will recall.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- There had been some dispute about payment, and the Britisher had slapped the dragoman's face.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- Baxter says of him, complainingly, "he would not dispute with me at all."
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- Provided we agree about the thing, it is needless to dispute about the terms.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- I dispute the claim, said the Englishman, restraining himself by a powerful effort.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
Synonyms for dispute
- agitate
- altercate
- altercation
- beef
- bicker
- bickering
- bone of contention
- brawl
- broil
- brouhaha
- bump heads
- canvass
- challenge
- clash
- commotion
- conflict
- confute
- contend
- contention
- contest
- contradict
- controversy
- controvert
- debate
- deny
- difference of opinion
- disaffirm
- disagreement
- discept
- discord
- discuss
- discussion
- disprove
- dissension
- disturbance
- doubt
- embroilment
- falling-out
- feud
- fireworks
- flare-up
- fracas
- friction
- fuss
- gainsay
- hassle
- have at
- hubbub
- impugn
- jump on one's case
- kick around
- lock horns
- miff
- misunderstanding
- moot
- negate
- pick a bone
- polemic
- quarrel
- question
- quibble
- rebut
- refute
- row
- rumpus
- squabble
- squall
- strife
- take on
- thrash out
- tiff
- toss around
- uproar
- variance
- words
- wrangle
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