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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to controversy:   (170 results)

Often used in the same context:
brouhaha, furor, furore, uproar, kerfuffle, hullabaloo, imbroglio, firestorm, controversary, flap, hubbub, debate, ruckus, scandal, dustup, tempest, hoopla, criticism, outcry, hullaballoo, outrage, fiasco, dispute, squabble, acrimony, disagreement, rumpus, tiff, ire, contretemps, confusion, saga, feud, wrangles, hysteria, fracas, debacle, backlash, dissension, maelstrom, speculation, consternation, disquiet, fuss, rancor, rift, buzz, commotion, discord, tensions, troubles, frenzy, animosity, tumult, flak, quarrel, misgivings, infighting, strife, embarrassment, tussle, uncertainty, revelations, issue, turmoil, slanging match, publicity, angst, spats, discussion, ado, unhappiness, unpleasantness, scrutiny, objections, discontent, rumors, fury, accusations, bickering, allegations, polemics, contentiousness, quandary, friction, impropriety, misunderstanding, concerns, negativity, schism, snafu, scepticism, blowup, dilemma, grumbling, unease, hot potato, resentment, suspicions, fallout, hype, ructions, controversies, debates, polemic, contentions, disagreements, contention, disputation, disputes, discussions, dissent, contest, interest, work, anarchy, arrival, disease, excitement, glottis, habit, happiness, illness, inquiry, joy, laughter, note, progress, protest, retina, satan, virtue, 3-3

More specific:
polemic, sparring

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

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

Synonyms:
arguing, argument, contention, contestation, tilt

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— Adjectives for controversy: much, considerable, political, great, religious, public, bitter, whole, long, theological, major, more...

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