1. Subject to disagreement and debate
   "the authorship of the theory is disputed"

1. Question the truth or validity of; take exception to
   "She disputed his claims";
   - challenge, gainsay
    
2. Fight against or resist strongly
   "Don't dispute it!";
   - fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
    
3. Engage in a heated argument or dispute
   "They disputed over the inheritance";
   - quarrel, scrap, argufy [informal], altercate [archaic], row[2]
    
4. [archaic] Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
   - resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm

See also: controversial

Type of: argue, contend, contest, debate, fence, fight, repugn [archaic], struggle

Encyclopedia: Disputed