12
controversial(adjective, reasoning, contrary, argumentative, contentious)
12
polemic(noun, adjective, conflict, contrary, argumentative)
9
contentious(adjective, conflict, argumentative, quarrelsome, provocative)
8
disputatious(adjective, conflict, reasoning, contrary, argumentative)
7
litigious(adjective, conflict, contrary, argumentative, contentious)
7
argumentative(adjective, conflict, reasoning, contrary, contentious)
6
eristic(adjective, conflict, reasoning, contrary, argumentative)
6
quarrelsome(adjective, conflict, argumentative, contentious)
6
scrappy(adjective, conflict, contrary, argumentative)
5
combative(adjective, conflict, argumentative)
5
dialectic(noun, adjective, rational, reasoning, logical)
4
pugnacious(adjective, argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome)
3
factious(adjective, contrary, argumentative)
3
belligerent(adjective, argumentative)
3
debatable
2
bellicose
2
bickering
2
contention
2
contestable
2
contrary(adjective, argumentative, quarrelsome)
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