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Verb
(
general
)
To have made a claim
Past tense for to engage in a competition or contest
Past tense for to make an assertion without proof
Past tense for to state a fact or belief forcefully or confidently
Past tense for to have a heated argument or disagreement
Past tense for give assurance
Past tense for to make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
Past tense for to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
Past tense for to apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
Past tense for to offer for discussion or debate
Past tense for to be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)
Past tense for to have or hold as an opinion or belief
Past tense for to declare to be untrue
Past tense for to deal with (something), usually effectively
Adjective
Giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement
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Verb
▲
(
general
)
To have made a claim
said
stated
announced
asserted
attested
declared
exclaimed
remarked
affirmed
alleged
alluded
argued
conveyed
intimated
proclaimed
added
answered
blurted
claimed
maintained
observed
opined
blabbered
commented
communicated
crowed
enounced
enunciated
imparted
indicated
insisted
intoned
mentioned
noted
piped
predicted
professed
pronounced
proposed
protested
read
recited
related
replied
responded
spieled
stressed
suggested
testified
uttered
voiced
vouched
avowed
averred
avouched
asseverated
purported
sweared
sayed
warranted
held
advanced
put forward
pleaded
pled
pressed
submitted
reasoned
predicated
adduced
postulated
swore
advocated
prest
sworn
upheld
cited
emphasized
US
propounded
emphasised
UK
holden
laid down
guaranteed
vowed
posited
moved
supported
implied
certified
made a case
defended
pledged
represented
upholden
championed
offered
lay down
established
expostulated
signified
pretended
put
acknowledged
backed
endorsed
volunteered
ventured
stipulated
charged
presented
dictated
vouched for
insisted on
broadcast
put up argument
put about that
justified
brought forward
rumored
US
rumoured
UK
espoused
promised
assured
seemed
ensured
advised
sustained
meaned
appeared
meant
insured
guarantied
syllogized
explained
challenged
questioned
hypothecated
connoted
impersonated
expressed
intended
imported
secured
debated
admitted
disputed
explored
discussed
verified
reiterated
vindicated
bolstered
reasserted
reaffirmed
repeated
denoted
personated
laid claim
betokened
deposed
remonstrated
asserted that one is
mouthed off
insisted upon
thrashed out
alleged that one is
masqueraded as
represented oneself as
used as an excuse
pushed for
sponsored
testified to
pressed for
stood up for
passed for
delegated
setted oneself up
answered for
proclaimed that one is
shot one's wad
maintained that one is
backed up
stood behind
stuck up for
told
feigned the identity of
setted oneself up as
posed as
stood by
shot off one's mouth
prevailed upon
made a case for
hashed out
appealed
broadcasted
popped off
made out
pointed to
implied that one is
premised
passed oneself off as
putten
undertaken
undertook
underwritten
underwrote
gave reasons for
given reasons for
sworn to
swore to
drew conclusions
drawn conclusions
went over
gone over
bore out
borne witness
taken an oath
took an oath
bore witness
borne out
given grounds for
gave grounds for
more ❯
“He wants to
contend
that the difference between Mark Twain and Howard Stern is a matter of kind and not just degree.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to engage in a competition or contest
fought
foughten
battled
competed
contested
vied
struggled
clashed
confronted
combatted
combated
grappled
opposed
challenged
wrestled
encountered
faced
strove
strived
striven
rivalled
UK
rivaled
US
scuffled
tussled
warred
met
skirmished
jostled
resisted
raced
disputed
withstood
squabbled
pushed
ran
run
oppugned
controverted
emulated
tugged
coped
litigated
stood
crossed swords
locked horns
waged war
joined battle
went after
gone after
went for
gone for
went head to head
gone head to head
tangled with
jockeyed for position
scrambled for
went for broke
gone for broke
dealt with
had at
nominated yourself
pushed for
shot at
shot for
gave your all
given your all
went for it
gone for it
went for jugular
gone for jugular
knocked oneself out
made play for
put up with
put yourself forward
gave all one's got
given all one's got
mixed it up with
wrangled
brawled
attacked
feuded
engaged
scrapped
sparred
come to blows
dueled
US
duelled
UK
jockeyed
quarreled
US
quarrelled
UK
scrimmaged
jousted
countered
had a dust-up
tilted
vied with
tangled
conflicted
exchanged blows
taken on
took on
assaulted
competed with
matched
came to blows
clashed with
had a punch-up
altercated
campaigned
done battle
did battle
scrambled
put up a fight
defied
competed against
bickered
played off
argued
rowed
locked antlers
roughhoused
pitted
collided
engaged in hostilities
engaged in conflict
skirmished with
come into conflict
had a dispute
struggled against
contended with
disagreed
campaigned against
had a set-to
crusaded
tackled
squared off
repelled
sweat
bid
tourneyed
boxed
rivalized
made war
had a fight
set upon
bucked
hit each other
rassled
played
cuffed
grappled with
fought for
scrapped with
pitted oneself against
tried to beat
engaged in combat
had a barney
had a scrap
went up against
gone up against
put oneself forward for
bumped heads
mixed it up
carried on hostilities
entered the lists
fought like cat and dog
come to blows with
put up an argument
put in opposition
put up a fight against
squared up
set to
set against
come up against
hit the campaign trail
set as rivals
stood up to
put yourself up for
gone to war
went to war
came into conflict
done battle with
did battle with
striven against
strove against
romped
took up arms
taken up arms
agitated
slugged
mounted an attack
had a row
worked
prest
lobbied
pressed
wrought
participated
traded punches
assailed
hassled
sweated
essayed
attempted
tried
fenced
bandied
fought with
entered
outvied
surpassed
duked it out
manhandled
struck
defended
launched
swedged
stoushed
assaulted each other
stumped
messed
fought over
chopped logic
butted heads
matched yourself against
wrested with
waged war against
protected
scrimmaged with
warred against
traversed
attacked each other
punched each other
shot
bombarded
politicked
braved
sparred with
tasted battle
entered into combat with
mounted an attack on
traded blows
vied for
battled for
struggled for
challenged for
contended for
competed for
quarreled with
objected to
questioned
tussled for
tried for
stood for
exchanged blows with
brushed with
laid into
lit into
flared up
plied weapons
waged war on
cut and thrusted
tried to win
sought prize
participated in
matched strength
coped with
matched wits
pitched oneself against
run for
argued with
fought a duel
slugged it out
started fighting
raised your fists
beared arms
messed with
went for the gold
gone for the gold
raced against
raced with
fought like Kilkenny cats
carried on war
sought to displace
took part
taken part
come to close quarters with
stood for election as
went up against in contest
gone up against in contest
raised Cain
contended against
opposed action
joined battle with
rallied against
met head-on
spared no effort
stood up and be counted against
made a stand against
tussled with
feuded with
took the field
broken a lance
contented against
kissed babies
tried to extinguish
flown in the face of
flew in the face of
fought against
come to grips
taken the field
marched against
faced off against
came to blows with
tried to put out
conducted a war
dissented from
become involved
stood as a candidate for
setted your face against
rebelled against
came up against
faced down
broke a lance
spoke
spake
spoken
outdid
outdone
bade
bandied words
broke
broken
brake
shotten
begun battle with
battled with
began battle with
stricken
went for the jugular
gone for the jugular
went for each other
gone for each other
went the knuckle
bandied with
gone the knuckle
taken up arms against
fallen on
fell on
took up arms against
argued against
gone out
went out
taken all comers
took all comers
ran for
became involved
taken up the gauntlet
took up the gauntlet
shaken hands
shook hands
rung doorbells
rang doorbells
took the field against
taken the field against
spoke against
spoken against
came to grips
came to close quarters with
took issue with
took a stand against
taken issue with
taken a stand against
gone one on one with
gone toe to toe with
went one on one with
went eyeball to eyeball with
gone eyeball to eyeball with
went toe to toe with
gave battle to
given battle to
took part in a race
taken part in a race
more ❯
“We have to
contend
against the best horses of other nations in this race.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make an assertion without proof
alleged
asserted
maintained
declared
claimed
stated
avowed
averred
professed
insisted
avouched
attested
proclaimed
argued
swore
sweared
sworn
asseverated
purported
held
holden
certified
testified
advanced
cited
suggested
adduced
deposed
pleaded
pled
upheld
upholden
implied
charged
presented
challenged
pretended
hinted
insinuated
indicated
offered
intimated
recounted
put forward
gave evidence
given evidence
made out
put forth
affirmed
protested
uttered
told
voiced
pronounced
announced
expressed
warranted
conveyed
opined
disclosed
stressed
broadcast
vouched
repeated
admitted
passed
confessed
read
set forth
put into words
put across
talked
sayed
said
articulated
enunciated
mentioned
confirmed
laid claim to
exclaimed
verbalized
US
vocalized
US
moved
vowed
witnessed
guaranteed
acknowledged
notified
made a claim to
related
aired
represented
propounded
relayed
prest
relaid
worded
reported
remarked
noted
detailed
vented
recited
pressed
divulged
broadcasted
promulgated
rendered
allegated
reasserted
reaffirmed
advocated
informed
validated
published
shouted
cried
denoted
addrest
phrased
mumbled
sounded
predicated
muttered
spilt
explained
spouted
publicized
US
delivered
revealed
advertized
enounced
spilled
advertised
blurted
outlined
chattered
orated
addressed
proposed
mouthed
communicated
imparted
quoted
piped
drawled
summarized
US
yammered
chirped
murmured
jawed
publicised
UK
evinced
exposed
yakked
emphasised
UK
verbalised
UK
narrated
clarified
blabbed
specified
declaimed
emphasized
US
regurgitated
gassed
translated
intoned
signalled
UK
soliloquized
retold
rehearsed
spieled
modulated
signaled
US
summarised
UK
lipped
vocalised
UK
whispered
gabbed
perorated
laid down
brought forward
brought out
sounded out
spelt out
come out with
spelled out
made known
piped up with
popped off
reeled off
made public
got across
got off
made clear
talked about
spoke out
spoken out
spoke
readen
spake
spoken
lay down
borne witness
bore witness
gotten across
given away
spoke about
given utterance to
gave utterance to
gotten off
gave voice to
threw out
thrown out
came out with
spoken about
gave away
given voice to
gave testimony
given testimony
deponed
made a deposition
conceded
allowed
granted
recognized
US
accepted
owned
agreed
realized
US
discovered
posted
manifested
clued in
said under oath
sounded off
recognised
UK
realised
UK
stated on oath
own
were aware of
been aware of
was aware of
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to state a fact or belief forcefully or confidently
professed
asserted
declared
affirmed
maintained
avowed
averred
stated
claimed
avouched
guaranteed
alleged
proclaimed
asseverated
insisted
vowed
warranted
purported
certified
protested
announced
vouched
confirmed
deposed
acknowledged
predicated
admitted
confessed
owned
own
constated
sang
sung
sungen
soapboxed
spieled
spouted
stumped
laid down
lay down
crossed heart
said so
owned up
acknowledged publicly
declared publicly
came out
come out
made out
opened up
swore on bible
sworn on bible
swore up and down
sworn up and down
talked big
acted as if
blew hot air
blown hot air
got off your chest
gotten off your chest
got on soapbox
gotten on soapbox
made a public declaration of
attested
sweared
sworn
swore
testified
promised
pledged
covenanted
corroborated
witnessed
pronounced
submitted
evinced
plighted
bound oneself
stated on oath
gave one's word
given one's word
pledged oneself
stated under oath
made a deposition
promised under oath
solemnly promised
sweared on the Bible
sweared blind
made an affidavit
undertook
undertaken
bore witness
borne witness
gave an undertaking
given an undertaking
given testimony
gave testimony
taken an oath
took an oath
sworn an oath
swore an oath
sworn to
swore to
given your word
sworn by
swore to God
swore by
gave witness
given witness
gave your word
sworn to God
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to have a heated argument or disagreement
quarrelled
UK
quarreled
US
argued
squabbled
wrangled
fought
foughten
disputed
bickered
rowed
scrapped
altercated
disagreed
spatted
spat
quibbled
brawled
clashed
argufied
controverted
hassled
tiffed
jarred
brabbled
feuded
differed
sparred
battled
dissented
warred
contested
tangled
caterwauled
cavilled
UK
caviled
US
varied
locked horns
fell out
fallen out
crossed swords
had words
bandied words
had a row
chopped logic
failed to agree
had a fight
set to
took on
taken on
had a misunderstanding
took exception
taken exception
fought like cat and dog
had a tiff
mixed it up
objected to
went at it hammer and tongs
gone at it hammer and tongs
broke with
broken with
found fault
got tough with
gotten tough with
had it out
debated
conflicted
disaccorded
opposed
bumped heads
discepted
discorded
nonconcurred
skirmished
demurred
objected
had a spat
had a disagreement
had at it
picked a bone
had an altercation
protested against
let someone have it
taken issue
took issue
discussed
threaped
fenced
contradicted
challenged
contrasted
bandied
agitated
canvased
canvassed
mooted
haggled
paltered
zapped
collided
talked over
hashed over
hashed out
argy-bargied
mismatched
disharmonized
interfered
thrashed out
exchanged views
tossed around
laid into
ripped into each other
kicked around
went at it
gone at it
jumped on one's case
contradicted each other
had an argument
screamed at
diverged from
jumped on
differed from
gainsaid
batted around
went for the jugular
took issue with
taken issue with
gone for the jugular
struggled
remonstrated
raised objections
protested about
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for give assurance
vouched
affirmed
certified
declared
asserted
guaranteed
avowed
confirmed
testified
verified
maintained
warranted
asseverated
professed
corroborated
vowed
witnessed
supported
assured
substantiated
proved
prove
proven
upheld
upholden
predicated
okayed
backed
sponsored
averted
cosigned
attested to
rubber-stamped
answered for
swore to
sworn to
said so
was responsible for
were responsible for
been responsible for
acted as a witness
beared testimony
got behind
gotten behind
gave an affidavit
given an affidavit
put forth
signed for
stood up for
swore up and down
sworn up and down
validated
authenticated
attested
established
ratified
demonstrated
argued
evidenced
advocated
seconded
extenuated
beared witness to
pleaded for
lent weight to
vindicated
bore out
borne out
did justice to
given credence to
done justice to
gave credence to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
strove
strived
striven
attempted
tried
aimed
aspired
endeavoured
UK
struggled
endeavored
US
laboured
UK
sought
toiled
undertook
undertaken
essayed
ventured
worked
wrought
strained
assayed
competed
labored
US
drove
drave
driven
druv
fought
foughten
pushed
hustled
jockeyed
scrambled
travailed
drudged
moiled
offered
ploughed
UK
plowed
US
scrabbled
slaved
slogged
sweated
sweat
tackled
applied oneself
exerted oneself
exerted yourself
made an effort
tried hard
busted a gut
made every effort
pegged away
spared no effort
banged away
beavered away
bent over backwards
broke your neck
broken your neck
did all one can
done all one can
fell over backwards
fallen over backwards
went all out
gone all out
went for it
gone for it
had a go at
jumped through hoops
knocked oneself out
leaned over backwards
leant over backwards
ruptured yourself
tried for
bore down
borne down
dug away
did all you can
done all you can
did one's best
done one's best
did your best
done your best
did your damnedest
done your damnedest
did your utmost
done your utmost
made an all-out effort
shot for
took on
taken on
had a crack at
had a stab at
left no stone unturned
gave it a whirl
given it a whirl
gave it your all
given it your all
gave it your best shot
given it your best shot
went for broke
gone for broke
pulled out all the stops
went the limit
gone the limit
went for the jugular
gone for the jugular
dug deep
dug deeper
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
coped
managed
survived
dealt
endured
grappled
hacked
handled
faced
fared
fore
faren
lived
subsisted
weathered
struggled
suffered
wrestled
battled
confronted
dispatched
tangled
tussled
got by
gotten by
carried on
got along
got on
gotten on
got through
gotten through
scraped by
came through
come through
dealt with
made it
made out
muddled along
bore up
borne up
got a handle on
gotten a handle on
looked after oneself
muddled through
rubbed along
shifted for oneself
struggled through
fended
weathered the storm
made it out alive
kept the wolf from the door
kept your head above water
paddled your own canoe
Verb
▲
Past tense for to apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
attacked
addressed
addrest
confronted
tackled
undertook
undertaken
challenged
engaged
faced
fought
foughten
handled
managed
contested
attended to
concentrated on
contended with
coped with
dealt with
dived into
embarked on
engaged in
engagde in
focused on
grappled with
had a stab at
occupied oneself with
setted to work on
looked after
plunged into
saw to
seen to
set about
set to
took on
taken on
took up
taken up
waded into
applied oneself to
buckled down to
started in on
took care of
taken care of
got cracking on
got started on
got stuck into
got weaving on
devoted oneself to
got to work on
went to work on
gone to work on
had a crack at
had a go at
had a shot at
tried to deal with
tried to sort out
directed attention to
Verb
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Past tense for to offer for discussion or debate
propounded
advanced
proposed
suggested
advocated
offered
posed
presented
proffered
put forward
submitted
postulated
bounced
broached
discussed
hypothesised
UK
hypothesized
US
introduced
mentioned
mooted
peddled
promoted
set forth
tendered
voted
adduced
advised
affirmed
asked
asserted
counselled
UK
counseled
US
invited
kibitzed
named
nominated
posited
preferred
pressed
prest
promulgated
proponed
propositioned
recommended
requested
solicited
spitballed
spread
stated
urged
volunteered
yielded
yold
yolden
brought up
put forth
brought forward
came up with
come up with
hit on
held out
laid before
laid down
lay down
moved for
put to
put up
set out
made a motion
made a pitch
spoke one's piece
spoken one's piece
laid on the line
bid
moved
tabled
brought
initiated
projected
filed
lodged
canvassed
floated
laid out
pressed for
bade
lay out
extended
mounted
staged
aired
delivered
trotted out
set before
put
put in
provided
given
gave
manifested
ventilated
pitched
alleged
expounded
related
rendered
cited
carried
showed
expressed
argued
raised
registered
committed
entered
referred
sent in
made known
furnished
handed in
shown
putten
more ❯
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Past tense for to be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)
kept up
competed
matched
rivalled
UK
rivaled
US
challenged
equalled
equaled
touched
vied
competed with
vied with
kept abreast
kept pace
kept up with
kept pace with
stayed even with
kept abreast of
stayed shoulder to shoulder
stayed beside
kept step
ran with
run with
paralleled
parallelled
approached
emulated
met
approximated
compared with
come up to
held a candle to
corresponded to
tied with
measured up to
reached
fit
tallied with
equalised
UK
coordinated with
contended with
come near to
agreed with
totted up to
equalized
US
squared with
come to
lived up to
measured up
tied
equated to
equated with
amounted to
came up to
achieved
checked with
conformed
stood the pace
finished even
added up to
satisfied
finished equal
cohered with
squared
balanced
was equal to
harmonized with
came near to
compared
been equal to
jibed with
fitted
come close to
fitted the pattern
stood the test
rose up to
chorded with
were equal to
suited
neared
married with
risen up to
correlated to
sorted with
rhymed with
dovetailed with
rimed with
matched up to
came to
corresponded with
coincided with
answered
deadlocked
evened up
comported with
resembled
imitated
beared comparison with
accorded with
gone with
went with
came close to
broken even
drawn
broke even
drew
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to have or hold as an opinion or belief
believed
considered
estimated
guessed
imagined
maintained
reckoned
thought
assumed
conjectured
fancied
felt
had a feeling
had the feeling
presumed
supposed
suspected
took it
taken it
concluded
deduced
expected
gathered
put forward
reasoned
theorised
UK
theorized
US
allowed
hypothesised
UK
hypothesized
US
opined
weened
took as a hypothesis
taken as a hypothesis
judged
surmised
conceived
expressed an opinion
passed judgment
gave opinion
given opinion
Verb
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Past tense for to declare to be untrue
refuted
denied
repudiated
contradicted
rejected
gainsaid
disclaimed
disavowed
disaffirmed
negated
disowned
disconfirmed
rebutted
negatived
opposed
disallowed
countered
contested
disputed
contravened
cancelled
UK
canceled
US
crushed
exposed
cancelled out
canceled out
argued against
showed up
tore down
torn down
blew sky high
blown sky high
declared to be untrue
gave thumbs down to
given thumbs down to
took a stand against
taken a stand against
replied to
put up argument
argued
debunked
disproved
challenged
controverted
addressed
mooted
discredited
examined
queried
addrest
questioned
bandied
altercated
invalidated
answered
canvassed
canvased
wrangled
quashed
pettifogged
debated
confuted
squelched
objected to
called into question
disagreed with
argued about
contended over
quibbled about
dissented against
quibbled over
hammered away at
agitated against
picked a bone
differed with
proved to be false
picked an argument with
proved to be wrong
protested against
argued the pros and cons of
shot down
shot full of holes
bandied words concerning
shot down in flames
wondered about
had an argument about
disproven
proved wrong
proven false
proven wrong
proved false
took issue with
taken issue with
shown to be wrong
shown to be false
showed to be wrong
showed to be false
blew out of the water
blown out of the water
dissented from
disagreed
impugned
disacknowledged
declared untrue
oppugned
argued with
renounced
demurred against
crossed
demurred about
disapproved of
exploded
disbelieved
called in question
doubted
belied
disliked
strongly disagreed
not supported
frowned at
frowned on
had a problem with
reversed
traversed
impeached
undermined
infirmed
nullified
rebuffed
retracted
not bought
recanted
had bone to pick
confounded
bucked
spoke against
gone against
spoken against
went against
counteracted
discussed
abandoned
counterclaimed
annulled
made a nonsense of
interrogated
revoked
said the opposite of
inquired
retorted
parried
denounced
litigated
responded
investigated
tested
accosted
remonstrated
enquired
UK
backtalked
retaliated against
defended against
pleaded against
confronted
forswore
forsworn
flown in the face of
flew in the face of
withstood
fought
brushed aside
naysaid
resisted
combatted
combated
deflected
abjured
called out
defended oneself against
took back
taken back
eschewed
refused
reneged
welshed
took exception to
taken exception to
backpedalled
UK
backpedaled
US
withsaid
spurned
thought wrong
dropped out
weaseled out of
firmly opposed
refused to accept
rendered null and void
wormed out of
called in
strenuously disagreed
washed your hands of
forcefully opposed
weaselled out of
gave the lie to
given the lie to
broke
broken
brake
foughten
threw down
thrown down
shaken one's head
shook one's head
went back on your word
gone back on your word
given up
gave up
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▲
Past tense for to deal with (something), usually effectively
played
addressed
addrest
handled
managed
fielded
maneuvered
US
manoeuvred
UK
negotiated
hacked
manipulated
swang
swung
swungen
treated
took
taken
contended with
coped with
grappled with
Adjective
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Giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement
controversial
contentious
debatable
disputable
disputed
disputatious
arguable
controvertible
delicate
difficult
divisive
dubious
polemical
sensitive
dubitable
emotive
moot
polemic
provocative
questionable
suspect
tendentious
vexed
awkward
contestable
contested
debateable
problematic
debated
doubtable
doubtful
heated
hot
notorious
uncertain
hot-button
under discussion
at issue
in dispute
open to discussion
open to question
unsettled
open to debate
undecided
unconfirmed
iffy
issuable
negotiable
unresolved
equivocal
dodgy
unsound
unsure
borderline
mootable
ambivalent
eristical
eristic
open to doubt
undetermined
up in the air
unclear
open
problematical
yet to be decided
argumentative
indeterminate
unconcluded
ambiguous
in doubt
indecisive
touchy
indefinite
sticky
vague
in question
emotional
suspicious
inflammatory
fishy
ongoing
unreliable
unknown
unproven
inconclusive
unestablished
pending
fractious
marginal
chancy
on ice
on the back burner
up for discussion
in contention
much debated
subjective
paradoxical
unlikely
shady
outstanding
unascertained
shaky
queer
tentative
sub judice
far from certain
unanswered
unsolved
clouded
in the balance
unverified
unprovable
open for discussion
yet to be settled
not yet settled
apocryphal
undefined
spurious
occult
flimsy
cryptic
enigmatic
obscure
hypothetical
contingent
unclassifiable
inexact
not definite
under advisement
not obvious
under examination
factious
contrary
combative
dicey
prickly
complicated
unpredictable
uncomfortable
thorny
knotty
volatile
perplexing
riddling
subject to debate
puzzling
militant
antagonistic
precarious
tricky
not yet established
a moot point
a controversial subject
a live issue
touching
ticklish
a matter of opinion
moving
poignant
bone of contention
betwixt and between
touch-and-go
the jury's out
stirring
between sixes and sevens
affecting
between rock and hard place
kid-glove
up for debate
sentimental
exciting
thrilling
affective
impassioned
heartwarming
affectional
heart-rending
tear-jerking
heart-warming
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