4
pugnacious(adjective, argumentative)
4
rhubarb(noun, informal, conflict, argument, discussion)
4
words(noun, dispute, speech, conflict, disagreement)
3
bickering(noun, dispute, speech, conflict, disagreement)
3
clash(noun, speech, conflict, disagreement, argument)
3
contest(noun, dispute, argument, clinkers, discussion)
3
contestation
3
debatable
3
dialectical
3
difficulty(noun, conflict, argument, clinkers, discussion)
3
discussion(noun, dispute, reason, case, conflict)
3
donnybrook(noun, argument)
3
fracas(noun, dispute, conflict, disagreement, disturbance)
3
litigant(noun, discord, combatant)
3
row(noun, dispute, speech, conflict, disagreement)
3
run-in(noun, conflict, argument, clinkers, discussion)
3
scrap(noun, dispute, disagreement, argument, difference)
3
set-to(noun, argument, descent, vendetta, terrorism)
3
strife(noun, dispute, conflict, disagreement, disturbance)
2
abuse(noun, attack, criticism, diatribe, tirade)
11 years ago|6k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). polemic thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/polemic/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "polemic thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/polemic/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, polemic thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/polemic/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "polemic thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/polemic/thesaurus/synonyms>