polemic

[puh-lem-ik, poh-] / pəˈlɛm ɪk, poʊ- /

ADJECTIVE

argumentative

Synonyms

STRONG

belligerent contrary eristic

WEAK

combative contentious controversial disputatious factious fire-eating having a chip on one's shoulder litigious opinionated polemical pugnacious quarrelsome salty scrappy spiky touchy

NOUN

argument

Synonyms

STRONGEST

spat

STRONG

altercation beef bicker bickering blowup bone brawl brush clash contention controversy crusher debate difficulty disagreement dispute dustup exchange face-off feud fight finisher flap fuss gin go hassle knockdown out quarrel rhubarb romp row ruckus ruction rumpus run-in scene scrap set-to shindy squabble static stew tiff word words wrangle

WEAK

bone of contention bone to pick brannigan difference of opinion donnybrook falling-out knock-down-drag-out

Antonyms

STRONG

agreement calm ease friendship harmony peace

Example Sentences

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What Mr. Restall means is that the great explorer is still at the center of a swarm of unresolved polemics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Apart from fierce polemics, the election has generated widespread confusion.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than slide into polemic or tragic melodrama, Nguyen leans into the tension between the four half-siblings to unpack the complicated roles that surveillance, big tech and journalism play in our fractured modern state.

From Los Angeles Times

But this is a work of history, not a polemic.

From Los Angeles Times

It linked to a short film: a 20-minute polemic against the emptiness of modern life, a lament for a vanished world of hierarchies and heroism.

From BBC

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