Controversial
Controversial adjective - Relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions.
Tendentious and controversial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tendentious" instead an adjective "Controversial".
Tendentious
Tendentious adjective - Having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one.
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Synonyms for Tendentious
Controversial and tendentious are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Controversial" with "Tendentious", this adjectives are similar.
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Related pairs
- sensitive and controversial
- sensitive and tendentious
- delicate and controversial
- delicate and tendentious
- difficult and controversial
- difficult and tendentious
- questionable and controversial
- questionable and tendentious
- doubtful and controversial
- doubtful and tendentious
- tricky and controversial
- tricky and tendentious
- suspicious and controversial
- suspicious and tendentious
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