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Polemic

🔄 Synonyms of "Polemic"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
polemicalnoun	Related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic.
controversialnoun	Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Polemic"

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Word	Definition
controversialnoun	(now rare) Someone or something (such as a matter or an argument) that is controversial.
polemicalnoun	A diatribe or polemic.
controversynoun	A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
contentious	Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
disputenoun	An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
arguingnoun	argument
contentionnoun	Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
wranglingnoun	dispute; disputation; quarreling
debatenoun	An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
wranglenoun	(countable) An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation.
diatribenoun	An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
tiradenoun	A long, angry or violent speech.
furorenoun	(British spelling) Alternative form of furor. [A general uproar or commotion.]
argumentnoun	(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
deliberationnoun	The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
warnoun	(uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
flapnoun	Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
rownoun	A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
disputesnoun	An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
disputationnoun	The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.