🔄 Synonyms of "Controvert"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| refuteverb | (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect. |
| opposeverb | To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. |
| rebutverb | To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it. |
| contradictverb | To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements). |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Controvert"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| opposeverb | To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. |
| refuteverb | (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect. |
| rebutverb | To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it. |
| contradictverb | To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements). |
| denyverb | (transitive) To assert that something is not true. |
| challengenoun | A confrontation; a dare. |
| quarrel withverb | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quarrel, with, to argue with (someone). |
| disputenoun | An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree. |
| battle outverb | (transitive) To argue or fight over (a disputed subject) and reach a conclusion; to air out one's grievances. |
| disceptverb | (archaic) To debate; to discuss. |
| argue downverb | (transitive) To haggle with (a person) to reach a lower price. |
| controversenoun | (obsolete) Controversy. |
| altercate | (intransitive) To argue, quarrel or wrangle. |
| redargueverb | (transitive) To disprove or refute (someone) in an argument. |
| redisputeverb | (transitive) To dispute again or anew. |
| oppugnverb | (transitive, rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement. |
| counterargueverb | (ambitransitive) Argue against, especially by opposition to and negation of opposing arguments (rather than the bolstering of one’s own position). |
| objectnoun | A thing that has physical existence but is not alive. |
| have it outverb | To argue in order to air or resolve a conflict. |
| argifyverb | Alternative form of argufy. [(intransitive) To argue without any aim; to dispute; to disagree.] |
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