Definition of controversial
Adjectives
marked by or capable of arousing controversy
"the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"
"Rushdie's controversial book"
"a controversial decision on affirmative action"
- Synonyms:
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arguable, debatable, disputable, moot
open to argument or debate
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contentious
involving or likely to cause controversy
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disputed
subject to disagreement and debate
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polemic, polemical
of or involving dispute or controversy
- Antonyms:
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uncontroversial
not likely to arouse controversy
- noncontroversial
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unchallengeable
not open to challenge
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unchallenged, undisputed, unquestioned
generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute
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agreed upon, stipulatory
constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement
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Vocabulary Lists for controversial
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