CONTROVERSIAL (adjective) definition and synonyms

Definition of CONTROVERSIAL (adjective): subject or opinion: which people disagree about. Collocations Thesaurus Blog BuzzWord OpenDictionary Resources Quizzes Videos Search ​ BuzzWord OpenDictionary Resources Quizzes Videos Collocations Thesaurus Blog Search ​ IDMcontroversial ​Definitions and Synonyms​‌‌​adjective UK /ˌkɒntrəˈvɜː(r)ʃ(ə)l/ DEFINITIONS1 1acontroversialsubject,opinion,ordecisionisonethatpeopledisagreeaboutordonotapproveofcontroversialplanstobuildanewmotorwayacontroversialissue/topic/proposal/decision:Wetriedtostayawayfromcontroversialtopicsatthedinnerparty.Collocationsandexamples+-Adverbsfrequentlyusedwithcontroversialextremelyhighlyhugely... ExploreCollocations ​Synonymsandrelatedwords+-Notinagreementcontroversialdividedirreconcilable... ExploreThesaurus ​1asometimesusedaboutaperson,especiallyapersoninpubliclifeThepresident’swifewasapowerfulandcontroversialfigure.Synonymsandrelatedwords+-Notinagreementcontroversialdividedirreconcilable... ExploreThesaurus ​ DefinitionandsynonymsofcontroversialfromtheonlineEnglishdictionaryfromMacmillanEducation.ThisistheBritishEnglishdefinitionofcontroversial.ViewAmericanEnglishdefinitionofcontroversial.ChangeyourdefaultdictionarytoAmericanEnglish. Viewthepronunciationforcontroversial.    Thesaurus TrendingWords schtum NEW for 17.7% NB -5.8% takeon 2.3% putoff -0.9% Discover Synonymsofthemonth gift present surprise token package largesse treat Browsemore Whatareredwords? ​ Sharethisentry Quizzes Vocabularyquiz:trendingwordsof2020 Takethequiznow Contact Privacy ConsentManagement CookiesPolicy TermsandConditions FAQ Index About Authors Partners Options Tools FOLLOWUS Twitter Facebook JoinMacmillanDictionaryonTwitterandFacebookfordailywordfacts,quizzesandlanguagenews. ©MacmillanEducationLimited2009–2022