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disputed
adjective as in controversial
adjective as in opposed
Strong matches
adjective as in opposed/opposing
Weak matches
- against the grain
- allergic
- anti
- antipathetic
- antithetical
- antonymous
- at cross-purposes
- at odds
- averse
- battling
- clashing
- combating
- conflicting
- confronting
- contrary
- controverting
- counter
- crossing
- defending
- defensive
- denying
- disagreeing
- disputing
- dissentient
- enemy
- exposing
- facing
- gainsaying
- hostile
- in opposition
- incompatible
- inimical
- irreconcilable
- objecting
- obstructive
- opposite
- protesting
- repelling
- restrictive
- rival
- up against
- warring
adjective as in oppositional
Weak matches
- adversarial
- adverse
- against the grain
- allergic
- antagonistic
- anti
- antipathetic
- antithetical
- antonymous
- at cross-purposes
- at odds
- averse
- battling
- clashing
- combating
- conflicting
- confronting
- contrary
- controverting
- counter
- crossing
- defending
- defensive
- denying
- disagreeing
- disputing
- dissentient
- enemy
- exposing
- facing
- gainsaying
- hostile
- in opposition
- incompatible
- inimical
- irreconcilable
- objecting
- obstructive
- opposed
- opposite
- protesting
- repelling
- restrictive
- rival
- up against
- warring
adjective as in unanswered
Example Sentences
The Philippines signed a visiting forces agreement with Canada on Sunday, the latest in a series of pacts aimed at countering Beijing's assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea.
What happened once they went inside is disputed by the two men.
World leaders and business titans gathered in South Korea this week to hash out issues from tariffs and AI to disputed history and regional security.
But even what Frank refers to as “basic rights” are fiercely disputed.
The UN Security Council voted Friday in favor of a resolution brought forward by the United States backing Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara as the "most feasible" solution for the disputed territory, angering Algeria.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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