controversial
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 adjective
marked by or capable of arousing controversy
the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial
Related & opposite
- uncontroversial antonym
- controversy derivation
- moot similar to
- contentious similar to
- disputed similar to
- polemic similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | uncontroversial |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | controversy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | moot |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | contentious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | disputed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | polemic |