dispute
A disagreement or argument between people.
dispute in a sentence
- The dispute over who owned the football lasted all break time.
- The two neighbours had a dispute about the height of the hedge.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to dispute?
- Aargument
- Bharmony
- Cpeace
- Dagreement
Show the answer
A: argument. The other three mean the opposite of dispute.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to dispute?
- Adisagreement
- Bagreement
- Cargument
- Dquarrel
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B: agreement. The other three mean nearly the same as dispute.
Words that mean something similar
argument, quarrel, disagreement
Words that mean the opposite
agreement, harmony, peace
More words about speech & sound
- divulge: To tell someone a secret.
- eloquent: Able to speak clearly and beautifully so people want to listen.
- emphasise: To give special importance to something you say or write.
- exaggerate: To make something sound bigger, better or worse than it really is.
- exclaim: To shout out suddenly with surprise or excitement.
- explicit: Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no doubt.
- gruff: Rough and unfriendly in voice or manner.
- harmonious: Going together in a peaceful and pleasant way.
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