Need another word that means the same as “controversy”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “controversy” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Controversy” are: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, disceptation, disputation, tilt, disagreement, dispute, debate, dissension, altercation, wrangle, quarrel, squabble, war of words, storm
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “controversy” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| altercation | Noisy quarrel. I had an altercation with the ticket collector. |
| arguing | A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. |
| argument | An independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value For example in the expression y F x x the arguments of the function F are x and x and the value is y. Heated arguments over public spending. |
| contention | A point asserted as part of an argument. Freud s contention that all dreams were wish fulfilment. |
| contestation | The action or process of disputing or arguing. Ideological contestation over social policy in the European Union. |
| debate | A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal. Last night s debate on the Education Bill. |
| disagreement | The speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing. Disagreements between parents and adolescents. |
| disceptation | Disputation, debate, discussion; an instance of this. |
| disputation | A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. The founding father of logical disputation. |
| dispute | A disagreement between management and employees that leads to industrial action. He had a dispute with his wife. |
| dissension | Disagreement that leads to discord. The mill was the cause of a dissension in 1620. |
| quarrel | A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms. She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with John. |
| squabble | A quarrel about petty points. Family squabbles. |
| storm | Storm windows. The book caused a storm in America. |
| tilt | A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. The court s tilt toward conservative rulings. |
| war of words | A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply. |
| wrangle | A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated. An insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments. |
| argue | Have an argument about something. Sociologists argue that inequalities in industrial societies are being reduced. |
| argument | An independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value For example in the expression y F x x the arguments of the function F are x and x and the value is y. There is a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal. |
| contention | An assertion, especially one maintained in argument. The captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries. |
| contentious | Involving or likely to cause controversy- Tim W.Ferfuson. A style described as abrasive and contentious. |
| contentiousness | An inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious. |
| controversial | Marked by or capable of arousing controversy. The issue of the death penalty is highly controversial. |
| debatable | (of land) on the border between two countries and claimed by each. It is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession. |
| debate | Argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner. John debated Mary. |
| disagreement | Lack of consistency or correspondence. Disagreements between parents and adolescents. |
| discourse | Speak or write authoritatively about a topic. A discourse on critical theory. |
| discussion | A detailed treatment of a topic in speech or writing. See Appendix One for a more detailed discussion. |
| disproof | A set of facts that prove that something is untrue. Rex was living disproof of the youth preserving powers imputed to life in the college. |
| disputable | Not established as a fact, and so open to question or debate. Whether it can be described as art criticism may be disputable. |
| disputation | Formal academic debate. The founding father of logical disputation. |
| disputatious | Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits. A disputatious lawyer. |
| dispute | Question whether (a statement or alleged fact) is true or valid. An industrial dispute. |
| dissension | A conflict of people’s opinions or actions or characters. These issues caused bitter dissension in the party. |
| enthuse | Utter with enthusiasm. They both enthused over my new look. |
| hassel | Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981. |
| hotspot | An area of volcanic activity. Teams will patrol anti social behaviour hotspots in all parts of the borough. |
| interlocutor | A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation. |
| issue | Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale. Politicians never discuss the real issues. |
| litigious | Suitable to become the subject of a lawsuit. Our increasingly litigious society. |
| polemical | Of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech. A polemical essay. |
| quarrel | Complain or scold someone. They had a quarrel. |
| quarrelsome | Given to quarreling. A moody quarrelsome man. |
| questionable | Subject to question. Questionable motives. |
| refutable | Able to be refuted. |
| rivalry | Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field. There always has been intense rivalry between the clubs. |
| wrangle | A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated. The bar keeper threw them out but they continued to wrangle on down the street. |
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