Controversial

Pronunciation: /ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃəl/

Controversial (adjective)

  1. causing people to have different opinions or arguments.
  2. leading to public discussion or debate due to differing views.

Examples

  • The new policy is controversial among the staff.
  • His controversial remarks led to a heated discussion.

Common collocations: controversial topic, controversial issue, controversial decision, controversial statement, controversial proposal

Synonyms of Controversial

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Controversial

  • describing topics that do not provoke disagreement
  • describing agreements reached by consensus