Word
controversial, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
marked by or capable of arousing controversy
<adj.all>
freq. cnt.: 1
freq. cnt.: 1
controversial
sample sentences
"the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"
"Rushdie's controversial book"
"a controversial decision on affirmative action"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
controversy
antonym
uncontroversial
semantic pointers
similar to
arguable, debatable, disputable, moot
contentious
disputed
polemical, polemic