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uncontroversial

con·tro·ver·sial
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-truh-vur-shuh l]
    • /ˌkɒn trəˈvɜr ʃəl/
    • /ˌʌnk.ɒn.trə.ˈvɜːʃ.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-truh-vur-shuh l]
    • /ˌkɒn trəˈvɜr ʃəl/

Definitions of uncontroversial word

  • adjective uncontroversial of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book. 1
  • adjective uncontroversial subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision. 1
  • adjective uncontroversial given to controversy; argumentative; disputatious: a controversial public figure. 1
  • adjective uncontroversial not inspiring or causing controversy 0
See all 4 definitions of uncontroversial

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Origin of uncontroversial

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Late Latin contrōversiālis, equivalent to Latin contrōversi(a) controversy + -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Uncontroversial

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Uncontroversial

uncontroversial popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

uncontroversial usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for uncontroversial

adjective uncontroversial

  • centrist — Centrist policies and parties are moderate rather than extreme.
  • accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
All 2 Synonyms of uncontroversial

Antonyms for uncontroversial

adj uncontroversial

  • contestable — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
  • controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
  • controvertible — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
  • in dispute — doubted, controversial

adjective uncontroversial

  • debateable — Archaic spelling of debatable.
  • doubtable — (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
All 6 Antonyms of uncontroversial

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