Crossword puzzle : Expressing nuanced disagreement in English

Do you know how to disagree without sounding rude or blunt? In English, there are many ways to express disagreement politely and diplomatically. This crossword will help you discover key phrases and vocabulary used to challenge an idea, express doubt, or offer an alternative point of view — all while keeping the conversation respectful and constructive.

Horizontalement

1. 2. Worried or troubled about something
2. 6. Was not in short form
3. 8. Of short duration
4. 9. Limited or modified in meaning or scope
5. 10. Unwilling or hesitant to agree
6. 15. To question or dispute a claim
7. 16. To a considerable degree
8. 16. To a certain or fairly significant extent
9. 17. Did not in short form

Verticalement

1. 1. To talk into the phone
2. 3. To assert something as true
3. 4. Not the same; holding another view
4. 5. Continuing until now
5. 7. A reason for disagreeing or opposing
6. 9. A question expressing doubt
7. 11. Adverb or conjunction of place
8. 11. At which place
9. 11. Question word for place
10. 11. Asking about place or location
11. 12. In front or forward
12. 13. Without pattern or design
13. 14. To refute or contradict an argument