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debate(noun, verb, dispute, reason, speech)
12
dispute(noun, speech, conflict, disagreement, match)
12
polemical(adjective, conflict, contrary, argumentative, contentious)
11
controversy(noun, dispute, speech, conflict, disagreement)
10
controversial(adjective, discord, contrary, argumentative, contentious)
9
altercation(noun, dispute, speech, conflict, disagreement)
9
argument(noun, dispute, reason, speech, case)
8
contention(noun, dispute, reason, speech, case)
8
disputatious(adjective, conflict, discord, contrary, argumentative)
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polemicist
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quarrel(noun, dispute, speech, conflict, disagreement)
8
squabble
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wrangle(noun, dispute, speech, conflict, disagreement)
6
argumentative(adjective, conflict, contrary, contentious, provocative)
6
conflict(noun, disagreement, disturbance, argument, difference)
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contentious(adjective, conflict, argumentative)
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disagreement(noun, dispute, speech, conflict, disturbance)
6
hassle(noun, dispute, informal, conflict, argument)
6
litigious(adjective, conflict, discord, contrary, argumentative)
6
polemist
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