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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to controversy:   (42 results)

Appears in the definition of:
., arbitral, charged, contentious, controversial, controversialist, controversially, disputant, embattled, eristic, fence-sitter, firestorm, focus, nativistic, noncontentious, noncontroversial, polemic, polemical, polemically, polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize, provocative, uncontroversial, uncontroversially

Synonyms:
arguing, argument, contention, contestation, tilt

More general:
conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute

Often used in the same context:
contraversy, controversial, dispute, genuine, mercy

More specific:
polemic, sparring



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