Synonyms of controvert

controvert

verb

ˈkän-trə-ˌvərt 

as in to argue

to express different opinions about something often angrily

ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• argue
• bicker
• quarrel
• fight
• dispute
• spat
• clash
• wrangle
• discuss
• fall out
• debate
• scrap
• quibble
• row
• altercate
• squabble
• brawl
• jar
• contend
• dare
• mix it up
• lock horns
• argufy
• bandy words
• brabble
• cavil
• hassle
• butt heads
• challenge
• tiff
• contest
• defy
• object
• consider
• tangle
• protest
• nitpick
• kick
• fuss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• get along
• accept
• agree
• concur
• coexist
• consent
• assent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of controvert

Those then who controvert the principle that the constitution is to be considered, in court, as a paramount law, are reduced to the necessity of maintaining that courts must close their eyes on the constitution, and see only the law. — Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025

Even assuming this is true (and this description will be controverted at trial), a monopoly by itself does not violate the antitrust laws. — Alden Abbott, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024

The appellate court noted that the woman’s testimony was controverted. — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 May 2023

During the upcoming weeks and through the appeal a slew of additional credible and controverting evidence will come to light. — Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2017