disputed
Called into question
Disputed describes something that is contested, challenged, or subject to disagreement.
A disputed territory is claimed by multiple parties.
A disputed fact is one that not everyone accepts as true.
Disputed elections have results that some refuse to recognize.
The word implies active disagreement rather than mere uncertainty: The border remains disputed after decades of negotiation.
Disputed or questioned
- questionedAsked for information
- debatedFormally argued opposing views
- contendedCompeted against others
- arguableOpen to dispute
doubtful · uncertain · unresolved · undecided · unsettled · controversial · contentious · moot
Angry verbal dispute
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
confrontation · wrangle · squabble · discord · strife · friction · tension · hostility
Outer edge or limit
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- landEarth's solid surface
- regionIndefinite bounded area
zone · sovereignty · annexed · occupied · claimed · frontier · demarcation · enclave
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
defendant · judgment · ruling · verdict · appeal · settlement · mediation · injunction
Degree of correctness
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- validityQuality of being sound
- veracityConformity to fact
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
legitimacy · evidence · proof · attribution · authorship · provenance · dating · origin
challenged
Disputed or questioned
- questionedAsked for information
- debatedFormally argued opposing views
- contendedCompeted against others
arguable · doubtful · uncertain · unresolved · undecided · unsettled · controversial · contentious · moot · problematic
quarrel
Angry verbal dispute
altercation · confrontation · wrangle · squabble · discord · strife · friction · tension · hostility · antagonism
border
Outer edge or limit
region · zone · sovereignty · annexed · occupied · claimed · frontier · demarcation · enclave · jurisdiction
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
plaintiff · defendant · judgment · ruling · verdict · appeal · settlement · mediation · injunction · damages
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- validityQuality of being sound
- veracityConformity to fact
credibility · legitimacy · evidence · proof · attribution · authorship · provenance · dating · origin · account
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- uncertaintyuncertainty, uncertain, unknown, unsure, unclear
- authorshipauthorship, author bio, byline, attributed, credited
- Fact-checkingfact check, verify, debunk, false claim, misinformation
- validityvalid, invalid, true, false, correct
- classificationsclassified, hierarchical, class, unclassified, categorical
disputedundisputed
Universally accepted as true
uncontested · accepted · agreed · uncontroversial · settled
disputedunquestionable
Cannot be challenged
indisputable · undeniable · incontrovertible · certain · positive
disputedundisputed
Universally accepted as true
uncontested · sovereign · recognized · legitimate · rightful
- neighborhood disputesConflicts between nearby residents
- domestic disputeConflict within a household
- family disputesConflicts between relatives
- border disputesConflicts over boundaries
- labor disputesWorker-employer conflicts
- custody disputesLegal battles over children
dispute, undisputed, disputing, indisputable, disputes, disputation, disputable, disputant, disputer