controvert

1 antonym for controvert — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — To question or argue about whether something is true.

Synonyms by Meaning

To question or argue about whether something is true.

oppose refute rebut contradict

To speak or argue against something, denying that it is correct.

Opposites

attest

attest

Borrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, from Latin contrō-, meaning ‘against’, and vertere, meaning ‘to turn’.

oppose contradict attest refute rebut