nnoun.persona writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)Synset:polemicist polemist
Derivationally Related Form:polemic
Hypernyms:author writer
Inherited Hypernyms:polemicistwritercommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:polemicistwritercommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)Derivationally Related Form:polemicpolemicisepolemizepolemicalpolemicize
Hypernyms:arguing argument contention contestation controversy disceptation disputation tilt
Inherited Hypernyms:polemiccontroversydisputedisagreementspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
adj satadj.allof or involving dispute or controversySynset:polemical
Antonyms:uncontroversial
Derivationally Related Form:polemic
Inherited Hypernyms:polemic
Similar to:controversial