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controversial(adjective, reasoning, contrary, argumentative)
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polemic(noun, adjective, conflict, contrary, argumentative)
8
disputatious(adjective, conflict, reasoning, contrary, argumentative)
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litigious(adjective, conflict, contrary, argumentative)
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argumentative(adjective, conflict, reasoning, contrary)
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quarrelsome(adjective, conflict, argumentative)
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pugnacious(adjective, argumentative, quarrelsome)
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cantankerous(argumentative, quarrelsome)
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captious(argumentative, quarrelsome)
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caviling(argumentative, quarrelsome)
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dissentious(argumentative, quarrelsome)
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APASmart Define. (2015). polemical thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/polemical/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "polemical thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/polemical/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, polemical thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/polemical/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "polemical thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/polemical/thesaurus/synonyms>