controvert

controvert is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.
2. verb. prove to be false or incorrect

   Synonyms: rebut, refute

3. verb. be resistant to

   "The board opposed his motion"

   Synonyms: contradict, oppose

Synonyms

rebut, refute, contradict, oppose

Common word forms

controverts, controverted, controverter, controverting

Words from these letters

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