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

The switch to in-person court hearings drew immediate criticism and Johnston in October 2025 agreed to reinstate an online dispute process.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky formally dismissed Fedorov on July 15, citing disputes with the former commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, who himself was dismissed on July 21.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of dispute

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The issue has reanimated a decades-old debate over protectionism within the cattle industry.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Friday's hanging was the first by Takaichi's government and took place during a parliamentary recess — a move criticized as a tactic to avoid public debate.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of debate

Noun

There was no controversy about this New York win, a night after Pete Alonso's deep fly ball against the Yankees was ruled foul with the game tied.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Google became embroiled in a prior controversy in February 2024 after its Gemini text-to-image tool produced portrayals of racially diverse German WW2 soldiers.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of controversy

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