Definition for Controversy:

• Disputation; a debate between parties, particularly in writing; contest.

Synonyms for Controversy:

• n.

  •
  • a war of words.
  •
  • bicker,
  • clash,
  • spat,
  • hassle.
  •altercation (noun)
  • runin,
  • set tos,
  • settos,
  • set-tos.
  •arguing (noun)
  • arguing.
  •argument (noun)
  • brannigans,
  • ex change,
  • knock down and drag outs,
  • ex-change,
  • ex changes,
  • difference opinion,
  • bone pick,
  • ex-changes,
  • faceoff,
  • argument,
  • knock down drag outs,
  • knock down drag out.
  •bone of contention (noun)
  • bone contention,
  • tender spots,
  • bone-contention,
  • sore points,
  • point question,
  • matter hand.
  •cause celebre (noun)
  • talk the town,
  • matter moment,
  • topic the day,
  • matter the moment,
  • matter of moment,
  • topic of day,
  • controversial cases,
  • topic day,
  • talk of town,
  • controversial issues,
  • talk town.
  •cause célèbre (noun)
  • cause-celebre,
  • war of word,
  • hot potatoes,
  • political footballs,
  • celebrated cases,
  • grist for gossip mill,
  • war words,
  • war word.
  •competition (noun)
  • tug-of-war,
  • quiz,
  • do or die,
  • go for the gold,
  • go for it,
  • one on one,
  • matchups,
  • horse race,
  • matchup,
  • contention,
  • dog eat dog,
  • athletic events,
  • pairing off,
  • athletic event,
  • concours.
  •conflict (noun)
  • contestation,
  • discordance,
  • dissentience.
  •contention (noun)
  • conflict,
  • antagonism,
  • dissidence,
  • opposition,
  • protest,
  • antipathy,
  • confrontation,
  • quarrel,
  • struggle,
  • contrariety,
  • resistance,
  • tension,
  • friction,
  • encounter.
  •controversy (noun)
  • tilt,
  • disputation.
  •debate (noun)
  • blahblahs,
  • re flection,
  • de-bate,
  • de liberation,
  • de-liberations,
  • rebuttings,
  • re-flection,
  • controvertings,
  • blah blahs,
  • de-liberation,
  • refutings,
  • re buttings,
  • re-butting,
  • re-flections,
  • de-bates,
  • blah blah,
  • mootings,
  • re flections,
  • blah-blahs,
  • de bates,
  • re-buttings,
  • de liberations,
  • blahblah,
  • de bate,
  • re butting.
  •debate, dispute (noun)
  • bickering,
  • wrangling,
  • beef,
  • words,
  • embroilment,
  • hurrah,
  • falling-out,
  • dissention.
  •difference (noun)
  • brush-off,
  • brushoff.
  •difference of opinion (noun)
  • bone of contention.
  •disagreement (noun)
  • cross-purpose,
  • cross-purposes,
  • ill feelings,
  • atmospherics,
  • divisiveness,
  • ill feeling,
  • dissonance.
  •discordance (noun)
  • Inharmony,
  • in harmony.
  •discussion (noun)
  • dis-course,
  • re-view,
  • dis-courses,
  • dis course,
  • re-views,
  • groupthinks,
  • inter views,
  • ex amination,
  • dis courses,
  • ex-aminations,
  • re views,
  • re view,
  • inter-view,
  • inter-views,
  • inter view,
  • ex aminations.
  •dispute (noun)
  • up roar,
  • up-roar,
  • up-roars,
  • up roars,
  • flareup.
  •dissension (noun)
  • bad vibe,
  • factionalisms,
  • sour notes.
  •dissentience (noun)
  • dis sentience,
  • dis sentiences,
  • dis-sentiences,
  • dis-sentience.
  •dissonance (noun)
  • dis parity,
  • dis parities,
  • in consistency,
  • dis-parities,
  • in-consistency,
  • dis harmony,
  • in congruity,
  • in consistencies,
  • dis-parity,
  • in-congruity,
  • dis-sonances,
  • in-consistencies,
  • in-congruities,
  • dis-harmony,
  • dis-harmonies,
  • dis-sonance,
  • in congruities,
  • dis sonance,
  • dis sonances,
  • dis harmonies.
  •fight (noun)
  • sparring matches,
  • free for all.
  •fuss (noun)
  • dis plays,
  • dis play,
  • dis-play,
  • kick-ups,
  • kick ups,
  • up-set,
  • up-sets,
  • up sets,
  • dis-plays,
  • kickups.
  •pother (noun)
  • to do,
  • pother.
  •quarrel (noun)
  • dis approval,
  • dis-approval,
  • dis-approvals,
  • dis approvals,
  • catfights.
  •row (noun)
  • talking tos,
  • talkingtos,
  • tellingoff,
  • tongue lashing,
  • telling offs,
  • talkingto,
  • shouting matches,
  • tonguelashing,
  • telling-offs,
  • knock-down-drag-outs,
  • tellingoffs,
  • talking-tos.
  •strife (noun)
  • tug war.
  •uncertainty (noun)
  • confusion,
  • tentativeness,
  • uncertainty,
  • puzzle,
  • incertitude,
  • disputability,
  • deniability,
  • changeability,
  • ambivalence,
  • Questionability,
  • unsureness,
  • moot point,
  • vagueness.
  •unrest (noun)
  • moodiness.
  •wrangle (noun)
  • blow offs,
  • blow-offs,
  • knock-down drag-outs,
  • blowoffs.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • schism,
  • standoff,
  • discord,
  • circularity,
  • toing and froing,
  • ding-dong,
  • disunity,
  • disharmony,
  • crossfire,
  • rumpus,
  • fracas,
  • tangle,
  • run-in,
  • flak,
  • showdown,
  • battlefield,
  • turf war,
  • breach,
  • unpleasantness,
  • ballyhoo,
  • vendetta,
  • ructions,
  • running battle,
  • ruckus,
  • hoo-ha,
  • hair-splitting,
  • infighting,
  • slanging match,
  • blow up,
  • free-for-all.
  •
  • exchange,
  • tiff,
  • the fray,
  • warfare,
  • war,
  • pitched battle,
  • rift,
  • Skirmishing,
  • collision,
  • skirmish,
  • faction.
  •
  • scene,
  • scrap,
  • split.
  •
  • division,
  • brush.
  •
  • word.

Paraphrases for Controversy:

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    dispute.
  • Proper noun, singular
    disagreements, differences, dispute, disputes.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    dispute, difference.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    contentious.
  • Proper noun, singular
    variations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    confrontation, discord, stir, Squabbling, criticism, scandal, deliberation, contestation, infighting, rift.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    polemic, argument, controversial.
  • Proper noun, singular
    contentions, debate, polemic, argument, controversial.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    contention, contradiction, wrangling, dissension, wrangle, debate, bickering, discussion, dissent, quarrel, inconsistency, polemic, argument, litigation, disunity, friction, spat, uproar, contest, turmoil, discrepancy, struggle, opposition, divergence, battle.

Antonyms for Controversy:

• n.

  • debate, dispute
    agreement, harmony, praise, quiet, peace, accord, compliment, forbearance, concurrence.
  • Other antonyms:
    acceptance, compliance, consensus.

Controversy Sentence Examples:

• And without repeating the other arguments which have been urged by others, I will appeal to figures only, which admit no controversy.

• Upon the abstract merits of the religious controversy he has little to say; the subject evidently does not interest him.

Homophones for Controversy:

• country borage, Canyon Treefrog.