controvert

Verb

Meaning

To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

oppose contradict refute rebut evert belay negative question break fight consider opposed debate argue challenge
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Antonyms

brad popper plaza moor hank cotter
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Hypernyms

refute disprove rebut confute

Hyponyms

negative protest resist veto dissent blackball

Related terms

controversial controversy incontrovertible controversialist controvertible controverter

Phrases with the word

to controvert

Derivatives

controverted controverting

Examples

A flippant, frivolous man may ridicule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any respect for himself seems to have renounced the right of thinking meanly of others. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The board opposed his motion Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

controversor controversy controversy today controverted by controverter controvertible