- disagree
- verbADVERB▪ emphatically (esp. AmE), passionately, profoundly, sharply, strenuously, strongly, vehemently, vigorously, violently, wholeheartedly▪
The only time we sharply disagreed was over the children's education.
▪ completely, entirely, totally▪I disagree totally with this policy.
▪ fundamentally▪ flatly▪I flatly disagree with that policy.
▪ respectfully▪I must respectfully disagree with her on this point.
▪ simply▪He and I simply disagree.
▪ openly, publicly▪I feel uncomfortable publicly disagreeing with a colleague.
▪ personally▪I personally disagreed with several elements of the proposal.
▪ obviously▪Victoria and I obviously disagree on this issue.
▪ not necessarilyVERB + DISAGREE▪ be difficult to, be hard to, can hardly▪When I pointed out that it had been her idea in the first place, she could hardly disagree.
PREPOSITION▪ about▪Frank and Alison disagree about everything.
▪ on▪We disagree on this matter.
▪ over▪Many in the government disagree over the scale of the changes.
▪ with▪I disagree strongly with this idea.
▪It is difficult to disagree with the chairman on this point.
PHRASES▪ to agree to disagree (= to agree with sb that you have different opinions about sth)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.