EGAVE

disputed

About 3.62 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
    The theory, though common, was widely disputed.
  2. adjective Claimed by more than one sovereign state.
  3. verb simple past and past participle of dispute
    They disputed the issue loudly and vehemently.

Similar words

controversial moot debated contestable contested debatable contest controversy contentious disagreement

Often followed by

by the territory that with question in points questions

Word family

disputable disputably dispute disputer disputers disputes disputing

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