CONTROVERSY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word controversy. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONTROVERSY
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| arguing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||||||||
| argument | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement • a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal • a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie • (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program • a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable • a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | ||||||||
| contention | nounn | |||||||
noun • a point asserted as part of an argument • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement • the act of competing as for profit or a prize | ||||||||
| contestation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||||||||
| disceptation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||||||||
| disputation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||||||||
| tilt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement • a slight but noticeable partiality • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical • pitching dangerously to one side verb • to incline or bend from a vertical position • heel over • move sideways or in an unsteady way • charge with a tilt | ||||||||
