Synonyms for controvert
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To dispute, to argue about (something).
- v. 2
To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny.
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- controverted
e.g. controverted → contradicted, contested, gainsaid, questioned…
Example sentences
- debate The matter of his successor is still under debate.
- contest The presidential election is not a beauty contest.
- dispute Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.
- contradict Let our action never contradict what we have said.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| controvert | falling | |
| debate | rising | |
| contest | steady | |
| dispute | steady | |
| contradict | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rebut2
- 6 letters
- reason2, debate2, oppose2, refute2, impugn2
- 7 letters
- contest2, dispute2, canvass2, gainsay2
- 8 letters
- question2
- 10 letters
- contradict3, contravene3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rebut2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- controverser