'Disputed' definitions:
Definition of 'disputed'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Subject to disagreement and debate
Definition of 'Disputed'
From: GCIDE
- Dispute \Dis*pute"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disputing.] [OE. desputen, disputen, OF. desputer, disputer, F. disputer, from L. disputare, disputatum; dis- + putare to clean; hence, fig., to clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See Putative, Pure.] To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle. [1913 Webster]
- Therefore disputed [reasoned, --Rev. Ver.] he in synagogue with the Jews. --Acts xvii. 17. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disputed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- belied,
- confounded,
- confuted,
- contested,
- deflated,
- denied,
- disbelieved,
- discarded,
- discredited,
- dismissed,
- disproved,
- doubted,
- exploded,
- exposed,
- impugned,
- invalidated,
- mistrusted,
- moot,
- negated,
- negatived,
- overthrown,
- overturned,
- punctured,
- questioned,
- refuted,
- rejected,
- shown up,
- suspect,
- suspected,
- under a cloud,
- under suspicion,
- upset