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controvert

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of controvert

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 of controvert

altercate, argue, argufy, bicker, brabble, brawl, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

Words Related to controvert

challenge, dare, defy

clash, contend, contest, tangle

cavil, fuss, nitpick

consider, debate, discuss

kick, object, protest

Phrases Synonymous with controvert

bandy words, butt heads, lock horns, mix it up

Near Antonyms of controvert

coexist, get along

accept, agree, assent, concur, consent

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