CONTROVERTED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

controverted

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past tense of controvert

as in argued

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

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The Republican senator’s office argued that Marshall later advocated for that money to be spent in Kansas after voting against the legislation.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Jeffrey Baldwin, who founded an advocacy group after fighting his own foreclosure battle, argued a complaint system without enforcement powers would do little to help homeowners facing disputes.

— Nora O'Neill July 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026

Definition of argued

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King bickered with fans on social media.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026

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The bank froze the gold after the UK – along with the US and numerous other countries – refused to recognize Maduro as the winner of Venezuela’s disputed 2018 presidential election.

— German Padinger, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
In an email to the Statesman earlier this month, Labrador’s office disputed that statement.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

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Emanuel’s speech, for all its sting, was delivered by a man whose father fought in Israel’s War of Independence.

— Aaron Kaplowitz, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Recalling the biblical knights that danced and fought in Cucinelli’s childhood dreams, the director projects crayon drawings on the rafters above the bed his fictional counterpart (Francesco Cannevale) shares with his cousins.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 25 July 2026

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