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Noun
▲
Heated and prolonged public dissension over an issue
argument
row
quarrel
squabble
altercation
dissension
fight
dispute
wrangle
tiff
spat
scrap
brawl
contention
misunderstanding
contretemps
donnybrook
hassle
rhubarb
bicker
kickup
imbroglio
bickering
strife
fuss
wrangling
discussion
rumpus
beef
quarrelingUS
quarrellingUK
words
squabbling
miff
ruction
polemic
scene
brush
hullabaloo
storm
ructions
embroilment
flak
velitation
contentiousness
hurrah
falling-out
set-to
argle-bargle
argy-bargy
battle royal
cross fire
war of words
cause célèbre
more ❯
“In a new book likely to rekindle fierce controversy, psychologist Robert Plomin argues that genes largely shape our personalities.”
Noun
▲
A difference or variance of opinion on an issue
dispute
disagreement
disputation
dissension
debate
dissention
difference
nonconcurrence
dissensus
contestation
firestorm
difficulty
contention
argument
discussion
conflict
wrangling
disharmony
argumentation
polemics
arguing
sparring
altercation
velitation
strife
polemic
fuss
squabble
row
storm
more ❯
“In the 19th century, there was a great controversy on the question of how old the Earth was.”
Noun
▲
A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest
fuss
commotion
uproar
furoreUK
hubbub
disturbance
turmoil
rumpus
hullabaloo
stir
ado
ruckus
row
bother
pandemonium
kerfuffle
ruction
bustle
ballyhoo
furorUS
hoopla
clatter
bluster
storm
whirl
blather
moil
welter
bobbery
shindy
foofaraw
williwaw
squall
hurly
clutter
splore
corroboree
unrest
brouhaha
excitement
trouble
noise
coil
palaver
hassle
scene
activity
folderol
hurricane
broil
do
rigmarole
hurry
wingding
zoo
to-do
hoo-ha
hurly-burly
helter-skelter
hubble-bubble
hurry-scurry
hoo-hah
hurry-skurry
carry-on
alarums and excursions
hue and cry
song and dance
tempest in a teapot
much ado about nothing
fuss and feathers
storm in a teacup
kick-up
more ❯
Noun
▲
A doubt about the truth or validity of something
question
doubt
uncertainty
challenge
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
bone of contention
more ❯
Noun
▲
A complicated or problematical situation
imbroglio
dilemma
predicament
complication
plight
difficulty
problem
quandary
trouble
jam
bind
entanglement
fix
confusion
mess
hole
pickle
corner
muddle
complexity
embarrassment
hassle
brouhaha
embroilment
enmeshment
tight corner
hot water
sticky situation
deep water
complicated situation
soap opera
more ❯
Noun
▲
An awkward issue, especially one with which nobody wants to be associated and gets passed around
hot potato
difficulty
problem
issue
matter
point
knotty problem
tricky issue
bone of contention
sensitive issue
tricky problem
live issue
affair
question
subject
topic
concern
case
situation
circumstance
dispute
contention
consideration
complication
inquiryUS
proposition
grievance
query
point of contention
enquiryUK
more ❯
Noun
▲
Having the potential to inflame emotions
sensitivity
delicacy
controversialness
trickiness
awkwardness
controversiality
difficulty
sensitiveness
ticklishness
touchiness
precariousness
critical nature
complexity
complication
intricacy
sophistication
perplexity
convolution
hardness
intricateness
abstruseness
complicatedness
complicacy
obscurity
involvement
elaborateness
difficultness
complexness
involvedness
knottiness
involution
Noun
▲
A high-profile controversy or uproar that captivates public attention
cause celebre
uproar
affair
debate
drama
fuss
incident
scandal
spectacle
talk of the town
celebrated case
controversial case
controversial issue
matter of the moment
political football
war of words
hot potato
bone of contention
grist for the gossip mill
topic of the day
Noun
▲
The state or quality of being controversial
controversialness
controversiality
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controvertibly
controverting
controverts
controversions
controversion
controversies
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controversial situation
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