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Synonyms of controversial in English:

controversial


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adjective

1‘offshore drilling remains an intensely controversial issue’

SYNONYMS
contentious, disputed, contended, at issue, moot, disputable, debatable, arguable, vexed, open to discussion, open to question, under discussion
tendentious
emotive, sensitive, delicate, difficult, awkward, problematic
rare controvertible
ANTONYMS

uncontroversial, anodyne