Synonyms of controverting

controverting

verb

present participle of controvert

as in arguing

to express different opinions about something often angrily

ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arguing
• bickering
• fighting
• quarrelling
• quarreling
• clashing
• disputing
• debating
• discussing
• quibbling
• brawling
• wrangling
• squabbling
• rowing
• falling out
• scrapping
• spatting
• argufying
• jarring
• hassling
• brabbling
• altercating
• mixing it up
• contesting
• butting heads
• tiffing
• contending
• locking horns
• bandying words
• daring
• cavilling
• objecting
• challenging
• defying
• nitpicking
• protesting
• tangling
• caviling
• fussing
• considering
• kicking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• getting along
• coexisting
• accepting
• agreeing
• consenting
• concurring
• assenting