Synonyms of disputing

disputing

verb

present participle of dispute

1

as in questioning

to demand proof of the truth or rightness of

a whole slew of relatives eager to dispute his claim to being the sole heir

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questioning
• contesting
• challenging
• doubting
• impeaching
• protesting
• querying
• mistrusting
• opposing
• calling into question
• calling in question
• oppugning
• resisting
• fighting
• combating
• combatting
• kicking (about)
• objecting (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believing
• defending
• accepting
• supporting
• embracing
• swallowing
• advocating
• promoting
• backing
• championing
• tolerating
• enduring
• abiding
• stomaching

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• believing
• defending
• accepting
• supporting
• embracing
• swallowing
• advocating
• promoting
• backing
• championing
• tolerating
• enduring
• abiding
• stomaching

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2

as in arguing

to express different opinions about something often angrily

hometown fans disputing with visiting fans over which had the better team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arguing
• bickering
• fighting
• quarreling
• clashing
• quarrelling
• debating
• wrangling
• squabbling
• controverting
• brawling
• quibbling
• hassling
• discussing
• contesting
• spatting
• argufying
• scrapping
• rowing
• contending
• altercating
• falling out
• locking horns
• tiffing
• jarring
• bandying words
• brabbling
• butting heads
• protesting
• objecting
• challenging
• nitpicking
• mixing it up
• daring
• tangling
• caviling
• defying
• fussing
• considering
• kicking
• cavilling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coexisting
• agreeing
• accepting
• getting along
• consenting
• concurring
• assenting

• coexisting
• agreeing
• accepting
• getting along
• consenting
• concurring
• assenting

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3

as in debating

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion

in an extended session the city council disputed the need for a new high school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debating
• discussing
• arguing
• reviewing
• bandying
• agitating
• canvassing
• mooting
• talking over
• raising
• considering
• propounding
• canvasing
• batting (around or back and forth)
• weighing
• hashing (over or out)
• introducing
• forging
• deliberating
• stirring up
• broaching
• hammering out
• talking out
• chewing over
• speaking (about)
• talking (about)
• wrestling (with)
• thrashing (out)