DISPUTATION Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

disputation

noun

ˌdi-spyə-ˈtā-shən

Definition of disputation

as in dispute

variance of opinion on a matter a heated disputation over the true authorship of the poem popularly known as "The Night Before Christmas"

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Recent Examples of disputation According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025 Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023 Seven decades later, this culture of disputation emerged as a central theme in Timothy Garton Ash’s The Magic Lantern, his eyewitness report on the Eastern European revolutions of 1989. — Susie Linfield, The New York Review of Books, 11 May 2022 By taking steps to remember that politics always involves disputation, even among those who vote for the same candidates and affiliate with the same party, Americans may begin to rediscover the ability to respectfully disagree with opponents. — Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for disputation

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Noun

But the movement has widened to include workers demanding relief from rising living costs, making the government’s task broader than resolving a dispute over university admissions.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Debt, the deficit and high interest rates limit the government’s ability to increase spending and foreshadow disputes over how to fund campaign promises without jeopardizing social programs.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of dispute

Noun

Essential California asked the bishop about his letter and the church’s role in the immigration debate while checking in with a couple of Catholic scholars who offered their perspectives.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
This seems like a perfectly reasonable debate/dialogue/deliberation to have without everybody--well, most bodies--running for the exits.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of debate

Noun

The incumbent senator accused his critics of lying about the controversy before acknowledging that his office sent patients with unpaid bills to collections.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
His season, which aired from September to November of that year, was plagued with controversy when Owens made headlines for comments about his dating age requirements before the show filmed.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of controversy

Noun

South Korean officials have said North Korea's recent border activities have highlighted the Koreas' disagreement over exactly where the military demarcation line lies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Both blame each other for the fiery fights, with Lago saying that disagreements between commissioners used to be more civil before Castro and Commissioner Ariel Fernandez were elected in 2023.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

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