controverts Synonyms
controverts Meaning
controverts
to dispute or oppose by reasoning, to engage in controversy
controverts Sentence Examples
- The study's findings controvert the long-held belief that coffee is unhealthy.
- The company's recent actions controvert their public statements on environmental responsibility.
- The witness's testimony controverts the defendant's claim of innocence.
- The senator's speech controverted the president's proposal for tax cuts.
- The article's conclusions controvert previous research on the topic.
- The expert witness's opinion controverted the prosecution's case.
- The scientist's theory controverts the accepted dogma in her field.
- The journalist's reporting controverted the official narrative.
- The historian's book controverted the traditional interpretation of a historical event.
- The lawyer's closing argument controverted the opposing counsel's arguments point by point.
FAQs About the word controverts
to dispute or oppose by reasoning, to engage in controversy
quarrels,argues, bickers, fights, clashes, rows, brabbles, tiffs, quibbles, argufies
accepts, consents, concurs, agrees, coexists,gets along, assents,
The study's findings controvert the long-held belief that coffee is unhealthy.
The company's recent actions controvert their public statements on environmental responsibility.
The witness's testimony controverts the defendant's claim of innocence.
The senator's speech controverted the president's proposal for tax cuts.