All controversial synonyms
con·tro·ver·sial
C c adj controversial
- at issue — The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
- dubious — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- disputed — to engage in argument or debate.
- arguable — If you say that it is arguable that something is true, you believe that it can be supported by evidence and that many people would agree with it.
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
- disputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- disputatious — fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious: disputatious litigants.
- doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
- litigious — of or relating to litigation.
- moot — open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point.
- suspect — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- dubitable — open to doubt; doubtful; uncertain.
- polemical — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- contestable — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- controvertible — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
- beyond a doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- in dispute — doubted, controversial
adjective controversial
- provocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- debated — a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports.
- debatable — If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
- divisive — forming or expressing division or distribution.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- notorious — widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable.
- scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- heated — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- polemic — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- contended — Simple past tense and past participle of contend.
noun controversial
- fire-eater — an entertainer who pretends to eat fire.
- spiky — having a spike or spikes.
- litigiousness — of or relating to litigation.