Consensus and Dispute

Consensus

Consensus noun - The state of being of one opinion about something.

Dispute is an antonym for consensus in disagreement topic.

Nearby Word: consensual

Dispute

Dispute noun - Variance of opinion on a matter.
Usage example: a dispute over the proper pronunciation of “nuclear”

Consensus is an antonym for dispute in agreement topic.

How words are described

public public consensus public dispute
current current consensus current dispute
single single consensus single dispute
strong strong consensus strong dispute
Other adjectives: entire, major, political, final, academic, international, European.

Both words in one sentence

  • Website / YTMND Which one of the many candidates is the true fourth universe is still under dispute, but the general consensus seems to be that the fourth universe is in fact a Multiverse known collectively as "Fourth Corner".
  • Creator / Homer Given the sentence "Homer was a blind, illiterate man," you can find historians who would dispute almost every word of it (with the possible exception of "was" note Though there isn't actually consensus that Homer existed at all.).
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