Polemic Synonyms

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Synonyms for Polemic

polemical
Aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious.
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argumentative
Apt to argue; contentious
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contestable
That which can be contested.
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discursive
The definition of discursive refers to writing or discussions that ramble from subject to subject, or to stories that have a lot of embellishment and detail.
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altercation
A vehement quarrel.
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argument
A discussion in which there is disagreement; dispute; debate
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bicker
An angry quarrel; a squabble.
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clash
An angry argument
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contention
The definition of contention is a struggle, dispute or something that someone argues about.
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disputatious
Inclined to dispute; fond of arguing; contentious
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debate
The definition of a debate is a formal discussion of the opposing sides of a specific subject or a formal contest of arguments.
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difficulty
Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved:
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disagreement
A quarrel.
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dispute
A verbal controversy; a debate.
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fight
Power or readiness to fight; pugnacious spirit
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quarrel
A tool, such as a stonemason's chisel, that has a squared head.
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run-in
(Informal) A quarrel, fight, etc.
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spat
The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
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squabble
A noisy quarrel, often about a trivial matter.
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tiff
A small argument; a petty quarrel.
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wrangle
The act of wrangling.
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hassle
A heated argument; squabble
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rhubarb
(Military) An RAF World War II code name for operations by aircraft (fighters and fighter bombers) seeking opportunity targets.
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tangle
(Informal) An argument or altercation.
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combative
The definition of combative is a person who likes to fight or argue.
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contentious
Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
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eristic
Of something or someone provoking strife, controversy or discord.
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litigious
Inclined to engage in lawsuits.
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scrappy
Disconnected; disjointed
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polemicist
A person who puts forward controversial views
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polemist
A polemicist
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Words Related to Polemic

controversial
Fond of controversy; disputatious.
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quarrelsome
The definition of quarrelsome is someone who is prone to getting into arguments or fights.
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questionable
That can or should be questioned or doubted; open to doubt
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conflict
A fight or struggle, esp. a protracted one; war
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diatribe
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rhetoric
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atheism
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invective
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realist
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Polemic Sentence Examples

  • His polemic skill earned for him the title of the "Column of the Portico."

  • To this period belongs his first crude literary effort, a polemic against a Genevese pastor who had criticized Rousseau.

  • Its polemic against the philosophy of experience has exposed it to general misunderstanding, as though it claimed some a priori path to truth.

  • During these years the religious and political ideas of the Reformation were rapidly gaining ground, and, aided by a vigorous and violent polemic literature, opposition to Rome was growing on every side.

  • Secondly, it contains no polemic against Christianity, to the doctrines of which, in fact, there is no allusion.

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