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past participle of dispute.
past tense form of dispute.

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disputed

[dih-spyoo-tid] / dɪˈspju tɪd /

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controversial adj.
opposed adj.
opposed/opposing adj.
oppositional adj.
unanswered adj.

ADJECTIVE

controversial

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contentious dubious questionable

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arguable argumentative contended contestable controvertible debateable disputable disputatious doubtable doubtful dubitable in dispute litigious moot open to discussion open to question polemical suspect uncertain under discussion

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certain definite sure

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agreeable incontrovertible peaceful uncontroversial undisputed undoubted unquestionable

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opposed

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anti antithetical averse hostile inimical opposing

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battling clashing combating conflicting confronting controverting counter crossing defending denying disagreeing disputing exposing facing gainsaying objecting protesting repelling rival warring

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against allergic antipathetic antonymous at cross-purposes at odds contrary defensive dissentient enemy in opposition incompatible irreconcilable obstructive opposite restrictive up against

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friendly kind

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in favor of

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opposed/opposing

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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

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aiding assisting compatible helping similar

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oppositional

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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

unanswered

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debatable moot unchallenged undecided undetermined unnoticed unsettled

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in doubt open uncertain unquestioned unrefuted up in the air

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certain decided definite determined settled sure undoubted

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answered mutual reciprocated requited responded to returned shared

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His arrival comes six years after a deadly 2020 military clash along their disputed Tibetan border, with ties gradually improving through restored flights, visas and high-level contacts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

UC has disputed the federal findings at its campuses and said the university system complies with federal and state laws.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Bartiromo’s lawyer disputed those accounts on Friday, calling reports of her firing “absolutely and unequivocally false” and said they have the receipts to prove it.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

More than 40 years after the war over the territory, sovereignty of the archipelago in the south-west Atlantic Ocean remains hotly disputed between Britain and Argentina.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

We had disputed mildly over the need for woolens.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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