The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ERISTIC , but the solution may also be EDGY which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in Universal uClick).
Controversial crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERISTIC | 68 % | 7 |
| POLEMIC | 13 % | 7 |
| ERISTICAL | 6 % | 9 |
| HOT | 6 % | 3 |
| DEBATED | 3 % | 7 |
| EDGY | 3 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Controversial
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- polemic
- contentious
- polemical
- disputed
- disputable
- debatable
- moot
- arguable
- contested
- controversy
- disagreement
- dispute
Crossword Answer definitions
ERISTIC noun- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
- Provoking strife, controversy or discord.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ERISTIC
- Controversial
- Controversial.
- Pertaining to controversy.
- Given to disputation.
- Pertaining to disputation.
- Controversialist
- Disputatious
More clues leading to the result POLEMIC
- "Crossfire" commentary, often
- Diatribe
- Controversial argument
- Political discourse
- Controversial
- Controversial argument.
- A controversial argument.
- Argument.
- Involving controversy.
- Controversial.
More clues leading to the result ERISTICAL
More clues leading to the result HOT
- Fenced goods
- Dog days forecast
- In demand
- Loaded with curry
- On a winning streak
- Steamy
- Rapidly improving one's batting average, say
- Very popular
- En fuego
- Good-looking
More clues leading to the result DEBATED
- *Argued
- Confronted issues in a public forum
- Weighed the pros and cons of
- Engaged in forensics
- Discussed.
- Controversial.
- Deliberated.
- Argued the merits.
- Considered.
- Argued the point.