What is another word for controversial?
219 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ kˌɒntɹəvˈɜːʃə͡l], [ kˌɒntɹəvˈɜːʃəl], [ k_ˌɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə_v_ˈɜː_ʃ_əl]Table of Contents
Similar words for controversial:- all (adjective)
- arguable (adjective)
- argumentative (adjective)
- at issue (adjective)
- contentious (adjective)
- dialectic (adjective)
- disputable (adjective)
- disputatious (adjective)
- eristic (adjective)
- live (adjective)
- moot (adjective)
- open (adjective)
- questionable (adjective)
- uncertain (adjective)
- unsubstantiated (adjective)
- controversial (noun)
- debatable (noun)
- litigiousness (noun)
- other synonyms
- argumentative
- in dispute
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Controversial:
adj.
•all (adjective) •arguable (adjective) •argumentative (adjective)- polemical,
- spikier,
- polemic,
- fire-eating,
- Eristic,
- spikiest,
- disputatious,
- spiky,
- scrappy,
- fire eating,
- opinionated,
- having a chip on one's shoulder,
- salty.
- in dispute,
- uncertain,
- debateable,
- open to discussion,
- argumentative,
- dubious,
- doubtful,
- dubitable,
- under discussion,
- disputed,
- Contended,
- suspect,
- Doubtable,
- moot,
- litigious,
- contentious.
- dissident,
- confrontational,
- quarrelsome,
- argumentive,
- resistant,
- conflicting,
- antagonistic,
- contrary,
- dissenting,
- protesting,
- oppositional.
- most paradoxical,
- un-confirmed,
- hard believe,
- open doubt,
- most unconfirmed,
- in definite,
- most unproven,
- un-reliable,
- unconfirmed,
- in-definite,
- more paradoxical,
- un-proven,
- un proven,
- hypo thetical,
- un defined,
- un reliable,
- more unproven,
- in determinate,
- most controvertible,
- un-defined,
- pro visional,
- more unconfirmed,
- hypo-thetical,
- more controvertible,
- un confirmed.
n.
•controversial (noun) •debatable (noun) •litigiousness (noun)Other synonyms:
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- forensic.
- complex,
- intricate,
- shrew,
- plaintiff,
- painful,
- gladiatorial,
- problematical,
- suspicious,
- termagant,
- suppositional,
- nettlesome,
- knotty,
- difficult,
- iffy,
- tough,
- party,
- delicate,
- Confuted,
- controversialist,
- disputant,
- doubted,
- Argumental,
- refutable,
- sticky,
- confutable,
- Questioned,
- speculative,
- cat-and-dog,
- discursive,
- louche,
- Contradictable,
- nasty,
- contested,
- complicated,
- worrying,
- shady,
- hard,
- factious,
- in doubt,
- Mistakable,
- reasoning,
- pro and con,
- defendant,
- hairy,
- litigant,
- virago,
- troublesome,
- involved,
- unconcluded,
- confutative,
- unsettled,
- debater,
- poignant,
- combative,
- critical,
- tricky,
- touchy,
- Discursory,
- vexatious,
- undetermined,
- unpacific,
- ticklish,
- contention,
- prickly,
- sensitive,
- challengeable,
- indefinite,
- appellant,
- shakable,
- disputative,
- ill-humored,
- conjectural,
- arguer,
- pettifogging,
- disreputable,
- belligerent,
- tangled,
- problematic,
- thorny.
Paraphrases for Controversial:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
contentious, disputed, polemical, disputable.
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Adjective
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
uncontroversial.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
inconsistent, ambiguous, adversarial, litigious, provocative, difficult, disagreement, heated, moot, ambivalent, doubtful, Conflictive, critical, delicate, exciting, tricky, mixed, challenging, lively, Impugned, intractable, fierce, unanimous.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
contradictory, questionable, contested, debatable, confrontational, divisive, conflicting, dubious, problematic, contestable, paradoxical, objectionable, argumentative, much-discussed, conflictual, arguable, sensitive, sticking, controversy, undisputed, thorny.
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Proper noun, singular
controversy.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Controversial:
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adj.
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all
uncontroversial.
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at issue
incontrovertible, unquestionable, definite, sure, agreeable, peaceful, undoubted, certain, undisputed.
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Other antonyms:
tractable, uncontested, good-natured, easygoing, amicable, complaisant, good-tempered, affable, cooperative, obliging, sociable, noncontroversial, conciliatory, obedient, genial, amiable, gracious, complying, peaceable, amenable, cordial, submissive, acquiescent, benevolent, pacific, pleasant, compliant, ingratiating, docile, friendly.
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all