26K+ Words That Rhyme With CONTROVERSY

• knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

• a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

• marked by elaborately complex detail

• being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning

• expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common

• the body of faculty and students at a university

• establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching

• a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees

• a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

• a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

• a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

• (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

• a manner that is serious and solemn

• a solemn and dignified feeling

• leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

• a disposition to be kind and forgiving

• the feeling that motivates compassion

• something for which to be thankful

• alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

• beneath the surface of the sea

• covering with fine light hairs

• indistinct or hazy in outline

• confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out

• failure to attend (especially school)

• used to give emphasis

• precisely so

• precisely as stated

• being the exact same one; not any other:

• moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

• a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

• vastly

• a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls

• an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

• the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas

• the event of being born

• the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system

• (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders

• power to dominate or defeat

• not easy to understand or use

• not disposed to friendship or friendliness

• not friendly

• very unfavorable to life or growth

• the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

• high level or degree; the property of being intense

• the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

• chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

• from appearances alone

• unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

• a union of political organizations

• the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

• a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

• a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

• with full force

• annoyed and irritable

• overcrowded or cluttered with detail

• exacting especially about details

• in an improper way

• of or relating to or characteristic of death

• of or relating to a funeral

• a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

• absolutely essential

• anything indispensable

• unavoidably determined by prior circumstances

• a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II

• duration of service

• the property of being long-lived

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• a state in which martial law applies

• a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

• not plain; decorative or ornamented

• something many people believe that is false

• imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination

• a predisposition to like something

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• have a fancy or particular liking or desire for

• something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

• a basic or essential property shared by all members of a class

• any area set aside for a particular purpose

• a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

• any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie

• in a serious manner

• to a severe or serious degree

• in a swift manner

• a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

• travel slowly

• ride in a taxicab

• showing characteristics of both sexes

• the use of brief expressions

• the attribute of being brief or fleeting

• actively or fully engaged or occupied

• overcrowded or cluttered with detail

• intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

• crowded with or characterized by much activity

• (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)

• keep busy with

• taking care or paying attention

• as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact

• the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

• a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river

• the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.

• without variation or change, in every case

• invariably

• someone deranged and possibly dangerous

• affected with madness or insanity

• foolish; totally unsound

• possessed by inordinate excitement

• bizarre or fantastic

• intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with

• a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction

• quiet and inactive restfulness

• posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

• free from worry or anxiety

• with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

• not hurried or forced

• affording pleasure

• having little impact

• readily exploited or tricked

• in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

• marked by moderate steepness

• affording comfort

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

• less in demand and therefore readily obtainable

• obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally

• not strict

• strange and unconventional behavior

• (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis

• a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path

• an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)

• arousing or provoking laughter

• beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

• not as expected

• experiencing odd bodily sensations

• abounding in small stones

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound