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Synonyms & Antonyms of polemical
1
given to arguing
- during the Middle Ages even theologians could be surprisingly polemical in their writings
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Words Related to polemical
- aggressive,
- bellicose,
- belligerent,
- combative,
- gladiatorial,
- militant,
- pugnacious,
- truculent,
- warlike
- hardheaded,
- headstrong,
- mulish,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- pigheaded,
- resistant,
- self-opinionated,
- self-willed,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- uncooperative,
- unreasonable,
- unyielding,
- willful
- (or wilful)
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2
relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions
- an unnecessarily polemical look at the supposed incompatibility between science and religion
Synonyms for polemical
Words Related to polemical
- delicate,
- difficult,
- knotty,
- problematic
- (also problematical),
- spiny,
- thorny,
- ticklish,
- touchy,
- tough
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