" polemical "

1: given to arguing;

  * e.g., " ... during the Middle Ages even theologians could be surprisingly polemical in their writings "

•  Synonyms : 

•  argumentative,

•  contentious,

•  controversial,

•  disputatious,

•  quarrelsome,

•  scrappy

•  Antonyms : 

•  noncontroversial,

•  safe,

•  uncontroversial

2: relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions;

  * e.g., " ... an unnecessarily polemical look at the supposed incompatibility between science and religion "

•  Synonyms : 

•  argumentative,

•  contentious,

•  controversial,

•  disputatious,

•  hot-button

•  Antonyms : 

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