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What is another word for
controvert
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▲
To oppose, dispute or argue against something
To complain or argue about something, often angrily
To defy or put up an opposition to
To engage in a competition or contest
(
deviate from
)
To run counter to
To retaliate
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Verb
▲
To oppose, dispute or argue against something
refute
contradict
disprove
rebut
deny
confute
disconfirm
challenge
oppose
dispute
contest
counter
confound
question
oppugn
argue
break
debate
discuss
make a nonsense of
fly in the face of
negate
discredit
negative
invalidate
debunk
gainsay
shoot down
shoot full of holes
belie
repudiate
explode
shoot down in flames
disaffirm
give the lie to
disavow
reject
disclaim
quash
call into question
prove false
falsify
blow out of the water
drive a coach and horses through
blow sky-high
disown
disallow
demolish
prove wrong
disagree with
expose
show to be false
contravene
query
prove to be false
impugn
knock the bottom out of
bust
object to
cross
overturn
impeach
overthrow
undermine
doubt
disbelieve
declare untrue
call in question
disagree
blow sky high
traverse
squelch
nullify
dissent from
be at odds with
take issue with
raise doubts about
protest against
show to be wrong
cast doubt on
destroy
discount
answer
puncture
defeat
silence
address
deflate
thumbs down
weaken
rebuff
take back
find unfounded
disacknowledge
throw out
poke holes in
show up
tear down
argue about
not buy
quibble over
take exception to
blow up
prove to be wrong
set aside
wonder about
have bone to pick
conflict with
run counter to
forswear
annihilate
compromise
deceive
prove unsound
retort
respond
ridicule
squash
argue with
undo
vanquish
subvert
backtalk
discard
confront
call in
naysay
withstand
brush aside
resist
combat
fight
go against
buck
deflect
cancel
counteract
prove impossible
put paid to
pick holes in
reverse
bring to naught
put down
knocks props out from under
shut up
refuse to accept
attack
criticize
US
cut down to size
cancel out
put an end to
show in its true light
say the opposite of
criticise
UK
do for
render null and void
shoot holes in
knock props out
knock bottom out of
pooh-pooh
uncover
unmask
take issue
put under suspicion
poke full of holes
shake one's faith in
examine
moot
nail
altercate
canvass
bandy
contend
crush
canvas
wrangle
set straight
argue against
pettifog
throw light on
catch out
suspect
contend over
interrogate
pick a bone
dissent against
hammer away at
quibble about
put up argument
differ with
agitate against
inquire
US
declare to be untrue
pick an argument with
argue the pros and cons of
bandy words concerning
take a stand against
have an argument about
give thumbs down to
denounce
litigate
test
investigate
mistrust
distrust
remonstrate
accost
enquire
UK
misdoubt
call out
demur against
call one's bluff
disapprove of
demur about
be a dissenter from
throw down
harbour suspicions about
have hesitations about
raise objections to
express suspicions about
cast doubt upon
have reservations about
cast aspersions on
express reservations about
throw doubt on
entertain doubts about
harbour reservations about
have suspicions about
puzzle over
feel uneasy about
retract
recant
backpedal
spurn
withsay
renounce
not credit
eschew
abjure
balk
US
refuse
baulk
UK
infirm
annul
hinder
frustrate
obstruct
impede
check
thwart
reply to
renig
welsh
renege
not believe
give no credence to
scorn
scout
repel
duel
give up
drop out
wash your hands of
weasel out of
worm out of
have no faith in
have no confidence in
be incredulous of
be unconvinced about
not accept
be suspicious of
act against
go back on your word
take with a pinch of salt
differ
demur
diverge
object
nonconcur
disapprove
rebel
protest
stickle
vary
disaccord
discord
shy
divide
decline
dissent
be at variance with
withhold assent
express disagreement
express objection
not ratify
fail to agree with
put up an argument
say not a chance
decline to support
say no way
break with
say nothing doing
refuse to support
put up a fight
express disagreement with
more ❯
“No architects have ever attempted seriously to
controvert
this proposition.”
Verb
▲
To complain or argue about something, often angrily
quarrel
argue
squabble
bicker
wrangle
row
dispute
fight
scrap
altercate
brawl
spat
quibble
argufy
tiff
hassle
brabble
jar
fall out
disagree
lock horns
bandy words
have words
clash
cross swords
spar
have a row
go at it hammer and tongs
be at odds
be at loggerheads
chop logic
feud
differ
battle
have a fight
fight like cat and dog
debate
fail to agree
be at variance
mix it up
contend
threap
have a disagreement
have at it
have a misunderstanding
contest
war
caterwaul
dissent
have a tiff
take on
set to
butt heads
be at sixes and sevens
hash over
bump heads
discuss
bandy
tangle
canvas
canvass
argy-bargy
cavil
agitate
moot
discept
talk over
thrash out
talk back
have a spat
pick a bone
have an argument
bat back and forth
hash out
have an altercation
bat around
lay into
struggle
get into conflict
encounter
light into
have shouting match
kick up a row
get into a dispute
have a difference of opinion
raise Cain
fratch
jaw
scold
berate
ream
scrape
dig
come to blows
argue over
nastily argue
pick at
have a barney
trade zingers
cause a scene
put up an argument
make a big thing about
bawl out
tongue-lash
call on the carpet
explore
question
clarify
remonstrate
say
sass
rehash
pettifog
hammer away
be at each other's throats
knock around
get in one's face
pick an argument
go one on one
face down
sock it to
put up a struggle
jump on each other
face off
verbally fight
have at each other
put up a fight
stick it to
talk about
oppose
contradict
gainsay
conflict
challenge
jump on one's case
exchange views
toss around
kick around
go over
exchange views on
object
disaccord
palter
zap
haggle
discord
skirmish
rip into each other
jump on
let someone have it
take issue with
contradict each other
take issue
go for the jugular
vary
have it out
break with
find fault
object to
get tough with
take exception
be in dispute
fence
protest against
ventilate
bandy about
bandy around
nonconcur
demur
not see eye to eye
be in opposition
go at it
bandy words with somebody
claim
review
exchange
deliberate
negotiate
examine
maintain
shift
pretend
waffle
equivocate
avoid
flip-flop
nitpick
carp
niggle
chicane
prevaricate
criticize
US
evade
be in contention
reason
throw around
be at daggers with
be at daggers drawn
go into
take exception to
call into question
differ from
diverge from
dissent from
hem and haw
nit-pick
hypercriticize
catch at straws
paralogize
blow hot and cold
split hairs
pick to pieces
start fighting
make a case
differ in opinion
be of a different opinion
be incompatible
have a different opinion
be divided
bang heads
address
face
air
raise your fists
consider
talk through
confront
mess
converse about
comment on
touch on
confer about
bring up
put your heads together about
deliberate about
criticise
UK
chew over
exchange views about
joust
attack
go for each other
exchange blows
ply weapons
duel
come to grips
do battle
scuffle
bear arms
assault
duke it out
wage war
box
weigh up
consider the pros and cons of
mess with
square up
come into conflict
come up against
become involved
have a dispute
kick about
bat about
reason about
argue about
weigh up the pros and cons of
more ❯
“It has sparked quite the controversy, for lack of anything better to
controvert
over.”
Verb
▲
To defy or put up an opposition to
oppose
challenge
fight
resist
contest
dispute
confront
defy
contradict
counter
battle
deny
face
combat
gainsay
rebut
repel
withstand
argue
attack
oppugn
thwart
encounter
cross
buck
check
disagree
block
obstruct
prevent
hinder
disapprove
dislike
dissent
protest
take
assail
assault
counterattack
withstay
react
take on
object to
contend with
disagree with
stand up to
struggle against
strive against
fight against
argue against
be against
take issue with
go against
argue with
be anti
take a stand against
put up a fight against
disapprove of
be hostile to
face down
be in opposition to
quarrel with
fly in the face of
take issue
speak against
call in question
frown at
speak out against
be in defiance of
not support
not countenance
set your face against
stand up and be counted against
run counter to
take a stand
react against
rebel against
revolt against
rise up against
contend
rival
meet head-on
question
campaign against
vie against
have bone to pick
tangle with
compete with
oppose action
compete against
take wind out of sails
spare no effort
put up an argument
make a stand against
fault
criticize
US
censure
condemn
impugn
knock
complain about
find fault
criticise
UK
find fault with
take exception to
cavil at
meet
engage
match
vie with
grapple with
brave
face off against
face up to
go up against
lock horns with
tackle
compete
accost
ward off
fend off
affront
bear
endure
stand
face off
struggle with
suffer
outdo
tolerate
emulate
clash with
sustain
brook
abide
skirmish with
cope with
do battle with
cross swords with
take up arms against
hold out against
put up a fight
take up arms
impede
rivalize
outvie
surpass
stop
inhibit
halt
restrain
frustrate
stem
vie
pit
contend against
fight back against
come to blows with
shoot it out with
scrimmage with
war against
wage war against
curb
reluct
duel
refuse
countervail
counteract
stonewall
negate
content against
battle against
repulse
rebuff
go one on one with
be opposed to
go toe to toe with
go eyeball to eyeball with
be pitted against
dissent with
baulk at
dig in your heels
kick against
refuse to accept
hold off
stave off
fight back
hold one's ground against
remain firm
keep at bay
turn down
stand firm
stand one's ground against
contravene
fight off
hold at bay
beat
collide with
engage with
battle with
get into conflict with
weather
meet head on
come into conflict with
overcome
outlast
survive
dare
wear
surmount
handle
put up with
come through
be impermeable to
prevail against
be impervious to
hang tough
ride out
stick it out
die hard against
stay the course
persevere against
bear up against
hold out
bear the brunt of
be proof against
pull through
persist with
get through
live through
be resistant to
experience
court
countenance
beard
eyeball
risk
swallow
stomach
venture
outbrave
outface
allow
play
brazen
breast
brace for
deal with
submit to
square off
come up against
be confronted by
play against
be drawn against
make a stand
take the bull by the horns
fly in face of
bit the bullet
more ❯
Verb
▲
To engage in a competition or contest
contend
fight
battle
compete
contest
vie
struggle
clash
confront
combat
grapple
oppose
challenge
wrestle
encounter
face
strive
rival
scuffle
tussle
war
meet
skirmish
jostle
resist
race
dispute
withstand
squabble
push
run
oppugn
emulate
tug
cope
litigate
stand
face off
cross swords
lock horns
wage war
join battle
go after
go for
go head to head
tangle with
jockey for position
scramble for
go for broke
deal with
have at
nominate yourself
push for
shoot at
shoot for
give your all
go for it
go for jugular
knock oneself out
make play for
put up with
put yourself forward
give all one's got
mix it up with
jockey
take on
wrangle
vie with
brawl
scrap
feud
scrimmage
match
compete with
counter
engage
come to blows
scramble
spar
go up against
compete against
attack
play off
joust
duel
conflict
pit
exchange blows
tangle
struggle against
strive against
contend with
square off
rivalize
defy
buck
roughhouse
rassle
play
cuff
fight for
rough-house
pit oneself against
try to beat
go for the gold
be in the hunt
bump heads
put up a fight
go up against in contest
be pitted against
stand up to
have a dust-up
have a punch-up
have a set-to
fly in the face of
face-off
crusade
campaign
be in the running
defend
row
sweat
be rivals
contend against
outdo
fight a duel
go out
match yourself against
brave
outvie
surpass
seek to displace
take part
take part in a race
be against
trade punches
go for the jugular
content against
go one on one with
be opposed to
face off against
go toe to toe with
go eyeball to eyeball with
altercate
tackle
assault
duke it out
manhandle
try to put out
try to extinguish
put in opposition
set against
set as rivals
tilt
box
collide
bid
attempt
bandy
essay
try
fence
clash with
fight against
come to blows with
face down
rebel against
feud with
rally against
dissent from
do battle with
start fighting
go for each other
slug it out
have a fight
raise your fists
square up
be in conflict with
tussle with
play off against
be in competition with
come up against
be set against
clash against
grapple against
repel
argue against
question
object to
quarrel with
argue with
campaign against
speak against
cope with
participate in
match strength
pitch oneself against
seek prize
match wits
run for
put up an argument
oppose action
put up a fight against
set your face against
stand up and be counted against
make a stand against
take issue with
spare no effort
take a stand against
hassle
fight over
struggle for
challenge for
compete for
battle for
contend for
vie for
try for
tussle for
try to win
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
deviate from
)
To run counter to
deviate
depart
contradict
diverge
contravene
belie
conflict with
contrast with
be inconsistent with
clash with
differ from
be at variance with
be different to
deviate from
run counter to
be at odds with
be contrary to
fly in the face of
be in conflict with
be in opposition to
depart from
diverge from
negate
challenge
gainsay
give the lie to
disagree with
shoot full of holes
not support
dispute
drive a coach and horses through
deny
make a nonsense of
differ with
undermine
Verb
▲
To retaliate
hit back
counter
react
react to
reply to
respond
respond to
retaliate
retaliate against
get back
get even
strike back
defend oneself against
even the score
strike back at
get your own back
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