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What is another word for
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▲
Noun
Difference of opinion
A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation
A state of affairs, action, or belief which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction
Celebrated case
A conflict of interest or a dispute
A topic in dispute, or up for debate
A grievance or grudge
A doubt about the truth or validity of something
Adjective
Capable of being mooted
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▲
Noun
▲
Difference of opinion
difference
difficulty
hurdle
obstacle
altercation
apple of discord
argument
beef
conflict
controversy
debate
disagreement
dispute
grounds for war
issue
matter at hand
point in question
problem
sore point
sticking point
tender spot
live issue
knotty problem
sensitive issue
tricky problem
pass the parcel
hot potato
“In the last century the same conflicts led to the First World War and continued to be a
bone of contention
throughout the Second.”
Noun
▲
A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation
deal-breaker
sticking point
stumbling block
barrier
deadlock
hindrance
impasse
impediment
obstacle
obstruction
snag
hurdle
handicap
drawback
hitch
bar
difficulty
catch
problem
complication
disadvantage
restriction
limitation
hiccup
facer
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
block
deterrent
trammel
stop
encumbrance
balk
US
restraint
baulk
UK
defect
weakness
pitfall
let
drag
clog
fetter
interference
manacle
crimp
shackles
cramp
chain
inhibition
embarrassment
holdback
setback
blockage
barricade
catch-22
check
curb
hazard
preventive
cumber
pale
burden
impedance
hamper
cumbrance
monkey wrench
blockade
bump
hang-up
hampering
disincentive
inconvenience
millstone
baggage
albatross
hardship
ball and chain
glitch
booby trap
jam-up
uphill
mountain to climb
gridlock
interruption
joker
rub
issue
discouragement
delay
holdup
stone in one's path
road block
stumbling stone
disbenefit
complaint
Noun
▲
A state of affairs, action, or belief which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction
sore point
bone to pick
point of contention
hurdle
difficulty
difference
obstacle
tender spot
dispute
argument
issue
disagreement
apple of discord
beef
point in question
sticking point
controversy
debate
matter at hand
problem
altercation
grounds for war
conflict
Noun
▲
Celebrated case
cause celebre
hot potato
talk of the town
uproar
affair
celebrated case
controversial case
controversial issue
controversy
debate
fuss
grist for the gossip mill
matter of the moment
moot point
political football
rumour
UK
rumor
US
scandal
topic of the day
war of words
Noun
▲
A conflict of interest or a dispute
problem
dispute
clash
conflict
disagreement
argument
discord
feud
conflict of interest
friction
misunderstanding
objection
peeve
quarrel
row
squabble
beef
dissension
turf war
difference of opinion
falling-out
altercation
run-in
wrangle
contention
fight
controversy
debate
spat
bickering
scrap
set-to
hassle
tiff
donnybrook
bicker
brawl
words
wrangling
bone to pick
strife
disputation
contretemps
rhubarb
barney
argumentation
kickup
face-off
bust-up
imbroglio
rammy
afters
shouting match
fuss
ding-dong
argle-bargle
argy-bargy
dissent
brush
blowup
exchange
go
shindy
slanging match
cross fire
battle royal
war of words
bone
contest
combat
war
confrontation
warfare
discussion
dust-up
arguing
broil
fracas
miff
disaccord
squabbling
discourse
dissidence
quarrelling
UK
flap
disunity
difference
rumpus
polemic
scene
flak
brannigan
dustup
knock down and drag out
static
back-and-forth
quarreling
US
flare-up
verbal fight
ruction
romp
falling out
stew
ruckus
disturbance
hubbub
sparring
contestation
commotion
brouhaha
powwow
uproar
conversation
bagarre
shindig
verbal sparring
fireworks
exchange of views
squall
refuting
rebutting
irreconcilable difference
competition
rivalry
struggle
battle
dogfight
sweepstakes
tug-of-war
sweep-stake
duel
match
grapple
opposition
protest
discordance
resistance
defiance
dissention
nonconformism
disapproval
demur
remonstrance
nonconformity
rebellion
dissonance
disharmony
discordancy
nonagreement
insubordination
division
inharmony
disunion
schism
variance
nonconcurrence
ball game
denial
split
infighting
refusal
clinker
misbelief
sour note
lack of agreement
gainstriving
belligerency
gainstrife
ruck
acrimonious exchange
embroilment
collieshangie
rumble
threap
bit of argy-bargy
tussle
tangle
bunfight
affray
stand-up
tracasseries
tracasserie
rupture
difficulty
breach
antagonism
tumult
separation
estrangement
skirmish
trouble
passage of arms
ill feeling
alienation
rift
disaffection
hostility
encounter
clashing
fray
divisiveness
bad blood
faction
scrape
free-for-all
feuding
dissensus
divorce
firestorm
bad vibes
upset
yike
antipathy
passage at arms
tension
fighting
vendetta
scuffle
fisticuffs
sedition
gulf
enmity
angry exchange
insurrection
bad feeling
break
disjunction
severance
clamour
UK
partition
chasm
detachment
agitation
divergence
acrimony
parting
contrariety
clamor
US
turbulence
petty quarrel
isolation
scrimmage
punch-up
disparity
unharmoniousness
scrum
scandal
ugliness
whirl
turmoil
try
melee
incompatibility
upheaval
clash of views
break-up
scission
parting of the ways
talking-to
riot
rough-and-tumble
knock-down-drag-out
disorder
crossed wires
blow-off
mutiny
unrest
inharmoniousness
dissonancy
factionalism
backbiting
resentment
conflict of opinion
bitterness
internal strife
power struggle
doubt
niggle
counter-argument
bother
opposing views
brush-off
jar
quarrelsomeness
sectarianism
unorthodoxy
dispeace
independence
discontent
knock-down drag-out
ill will
animosity
lack of concord
biffo
dust
catfight
complaint
divergency
disconnection
disjuncture
breakup
divided loyalties
contradiction
polarity
unpleasantness
dichotomy
trichotomy
contrast
incongruity
lack of consistency
paradox
more ❯
Noun
▲
A topic in dispute, or up for debate
issue
matter
subject
topic
concern
point
question
affair
case
controversy
dispute
situation
business
circumstance
contention
argument
goings-on
matter in question
matter of contention
point at issue
point in question
point of departure
proceeding
puzzle
talking point
theme
thing
can of worms
item
occasion
subject matter
problem
football
hot potato
discussion
thesis
text
field
content
focus
motif
essence
concept
motive
proposition
thread
gist
thought
resolution
division
area
keynote
proposal
idea
motion
material
leitmotif
theorem
head
substance
moot point
matter at hand
matter in hand
field of inquiry
principal object
field of reference
area under discussion
consideration
core
detail
particular
element
aspect
thrust
drift
specific
meaning
burden
sense
feature
meat
tenor
crux
respect
event
object
fact
particularity
bottom line
information
direction
message
import
view
significance
opinion
nub
statement
pith
heart
marrow
stuff
kernel
nucleus
nitty-gritty
root
centerpiece
US
piece of information
score
pivot
sum
net
bull's-eye
nubbin
centrepiece
UK
plot
heart of the matter
meat and potatoes
name of the game
summary
factor
premise
trope
storyline
facet
characteristic
nicety
datum
title
study
position
strain
part
news
line
scenario
undertaking
signification
regard
portion
query
viewpoint
purport
bearing
main point
center
US
basis
principle
focal point
centre
UK
line of reasoning
enigma
salient point
main idea
punch line
point of contention
nuts and bolts
ideas
chapter
class
intention
denotation
intent
reference
debate
minutia
through-line
relation
connection
mystery
transaction
precis
abstract
synopsis
story
article
report
account
strand
melody
phrase
quintessence
enquiry
UK
grievance
inquiry
US
complication
component
state
blurb
entity
keystone
outline
attribute
form
body
cornerstone
mainspring
talk
main theme
upshot
central idea
short
central theme
force
spirit
soul
specialization
US
specialisation
UK
fine point
important point
basic idea
defining characteristic
standard
essential feature
policy line
linchpin
essential element
perspective
ingredient
info
technicality
angle
data
general picture
nature of the beast
sum and substance
long and short
focus of attention
contents
subject of thought
category
slant
trait
specification
point of view
research topic
itemized information
gen
dope
low-down
general meaning
theory
dissertation
major
hypothesis
essential point
central point
supposition
moral
relevance
happening
occurrence
experience
incident
action
sequence
kicker
assumption
presumption
surmise
interest
quandary
predicament
challenge
episode
eventuality
phenomenon
interlude
adventure
brass tacks
notion
belief
postulation
most important fact
vocabulary
to-do
jam
quagmire
conundrum
pickle
catch-22
dilemma
hitch
puzzlement
hole
mire
catch
stumper
pitfall
snag
train of thought
postulate
hanky-panky
carrying on
set of circumstances
context
lexicon
posit
contestation
apriorism
presupposition
sentiment
pointer
deets
circumstantial
instance
story line
full meaning
full text
frame of reference
contextual relationship
line of argument
more ❯
Noun
▲
A grievance or grudge
score
grievance
dispute
grudge
reckoning
resentment
complaint
injustice
wrong
injury
turf war
axe to grind
bone to pick
crow to pluck
Noun
▲
A doubt about the truth or validity of something
question
doubt
uncertainty
challenge
controversy
debate
objection
problem
argument
complaint
confusion
demurral
dubiousness
protest
remonstrance
concern
contention
demur
dispute
dubiety
exception
expostulation
fuss
misgiving
reservation
anxiety
demurrer
difficulty
hesitation
remonstration
stink
question mark
issue
query
kick
Adjective
▲
Capable of being mooted
problematical
debatable
unpredictable
arguable
between rock and hard place
between sixes and sevens
betwixt and between
borderline
chancy
contestable
contested
disputable
doubtful
dubious
exceptionable
iffy
in dispute
moot
mootable
open to question
problematic
questionable
the jury's out
touch and go
uncertain
undecided
unsettled
up for discussion
controversial
contentious
vague
unsure
unclear
undetermined
inconclusive
unresolved
unconfirmed
unknown
controvertible
negotiable
subject to debate
doubtable
perplexing
puzzling
open to debate
issuable
riddling
in doubt
open to doubt
unestablished
up in the air
a moot point
a controversial subject
on ice
a live issue
not yet established
a matter of opinion
on the back burner
equivocal
ambiguous
indefinite
indeterminate
dodgy
dubitable
open
disputed
indistinct
suspect
pending
indecisive
cryptic
enigmatic
obscure
speculative
nebulous
confused
hazy
ambivalent
in the balance
unreliable
vexed
undependable
inexact
in limbo
open to discussion
fishy
mysterious
yet to be decided
open to argument
unsound
imprecise
arcane
abstruse
untrustworthy
enigmatical
inexplicit
undefined
clouded
dicey
suspicious
confusing
hairy
paradoxical
conjectural
flimsy
weak
occult
in question
contended
unproven
unconcluded
ill-defined
unsupported
spurious
up for grabs
shady
queer
inscrutable
mixed
shaky
at issue
unfounded
tenuous
tentative
unforeseeable
incalculable
mystic
hot-button
unsubstantiated
vacillating
unascertained
misleading
gray
US
grey
UK
irresolute
wavering
indistinguishable
equivocating
contingent
hesitant
suppositious
opaque
double-edged
unanswered
Delphic
not definite
open for discussion
marginal
debated
unverified
disputatious
polemical
unfinished
delicate
groundless
unreasonable
polemic
unintelligible
difficult
assumed
ongoing
awkward
provocative
apocryphal
gnomic
suppositive
shadowy
presumed
murky
unsolved
hypothetical
clear as mud
torn
blurred
on the fence
neither fish nor fowl
clear as dishwater
in no man's land
waffling
to be decided
neither one thing nor the other
blowing hot and cold
a debatable point
hinky
outstanding
argumentative
unclassifiable
scrappy
quarrelsome
up to the individual
insecure
unlikely
hidden
deep
elliptical
unsubstantial
ungrounded
peripheral
frontier
bordering
dual
dark
elliptic
undisclosed
risky
fuzzy
sub judice
critical
in contention
thorny
ticklish
sticky
knotty
taxing
fuliginous
concealed
at risk
far from certain
precarious
sketchy
to be won or lost
baseless
unwarranted
blear
twofold
polysemous
polysemic
polysemantic
touch-and-go
untested
ill-founded
multivocal
not yet settled
not reliable
not dependable
troublesome
fractious
tricky
unjustifiable
unjustified
unattested
uncorroborated
yet to be settled
hanging by a thread
on thin ice
unfixed
pendent
double
not validated
much debated
open to suspicion
in a state of limbo
open-ended
not decided
in a state of uncertainty
foundationless
without basis
invalid
nonvalid
without foundation
ignored
neglected
two-edged
oracular
unquestioned
unnoticed
unrefuted
unchallenged
divisive
sensitive
fluctuating
contradictory
conflicting
not backed up by evidence
emotive
tendentious
unconvincing
unproved
hesitating
debateable
unprovable
clashing
warring
opposing
conflicted
muddled
opposed
unsatisfying
unsatisfactory
inadequate
resolving nothing
lacking
incomplete
unfateful
deficient
uneventful
proving nothing
hot
notorious
heated
wishy-washy
neutral
uncommitted
impartial
hemming and hawing
divided
noncommittal
of two minds
running hot and cold
hedging your bets
in the middle
not sure
hard to believe
in two minds
leaving matters open
in a quandary
in a dilemma
muffled
theoretical
intangible
indiscernible
under discussion
left hanging
not obvious
elusive
academic
under examination
suppositional
supposed
on the horns of a dilemma
still open to question
still open to doubt
under advisement
putative
imagined
academical
conjectured
theoretic
notional
unreal
imaginary
concocted
conditional
conjecturable
refutable
presupposed
provisory
guessed
made up
presumptive
casual
assumptive
stochastic
proposed
pretending
postulated
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