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controversial:
- omstreden; twijfelachtig; betwist; bedenkelijk; dubieus; verdacht; kwestieus; geruchtmakend; opzienbarend
Wiktionary:
- controversial → omstreden, controversieel
- controversial → omstreden, betwist, kwestieus
User Contributed Translations for controversial:
- controversieel

English

Detailed Translations for controversial from English to Dutch

controversial:

controversial adj

controversial (dubious; questionable; disputable; contested; uncertain; disputed; imputable; debatable; open to question)
omstreden; twijfelachtig; betwist; bedenkelijk; dubieus; verdacht; kwestieus
- omstreden adj
- twijfelachtig adj
- betwist adj
- bedenkelijk adj
- dubieus adj
- verdacht adj
- kwestieus adj
controversial (notorious; stunning; sensational; disreputable)
geruchtmakend; opzienbarend
- geruchtmakend adj
- opzienbarend adj

Translation Matrix for controversial:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
bedenkelijk	contested; controversial; debatable; disputable; disputed; dubious; imputable; open to question; questionable; uncertain
dubieus	contested; controversial; debatable; disputable; disputed; dubious; imputable; open to question; questionable; uncertain	debatable; disputable; dubious; grimy; imputable; nasty; obscure; open to question; problematic; questionable; scary; shady; shifty; sinister; slimy; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unreliable
geruchtmakend	controversial; disreputable; notorious; sensational; stunning
kwestieus	contested; controversial; debatable; disputable; disputed; dubious; imputable; open to question; questionable; uncertain	debatable; disputable; imputable; open to question; questionable
omstreden	contested; controversial; debatable; disputable; disputed; dubious; imputable; open to question; questionable; uncertain
opzienbarend	controversial; disreputable; notorious; sensational; stunning	amazing; astonishing; astounding; marvellous; marvelous; miraculous; startling; surprising; wonderful
twijfelachtig	contested; controversial; debatable; disputable; disputed; dubious; imputable; open to question; questionable; uncertain	debatable; disputable; dubious; imputable; open to debate; open to question; questionable
verdacht	contested; controversial; debatable; disputable; disputed; dubious; imputable; open to question; questionable; uncertain	deceitful; dubious; grimy; mendacious; nasty; obscure; problematic; questionable; scary; shady; shifty; sinister; slimy; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unreliable
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
betwist	contested; controversial; debatable; disputable; disputed; dubious; imputable; open to question; questionable; uncertain

Related Words for "controversial":

uncontroversial, controversially

Synonyms for "controversial":

arguable; debatable; disputable; moot; contentious; disputed; polemic; polemical

Antonyms for "controversial":

uncontroversial

Related Definitions for "controversial":

marked by or capable of arousing controversy¹
- the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial¹
- Rushdie's controversial book¹
- a controversial decision on affirmative action¹

Wiktionary Translations for controversial:

controversial

adjective

arousing controversy
- controversial → omstreden

controversial

adjective

onderwerp zijnde van een twist
- controversieel → controversial

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• controversial	→ omstreden; betwist; kwestieus	↔ strittig — Gegenstand einer Meinungsverschiedenheit seiend
• controversial	→ omstreden	↔ controversé — Qui soulève une controverse.

User Translations:

Word	Translation	Votes
controversial	controversieel	16

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for controversial

controversial topic

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