Awkward, arguable, and at issue are all synonyms for controversial. Uncontroversial and anodyne are antonyms of controversial. And here are 20 another word for controversial.
Arguable, at issue, awkward, contended, contentious, debatable, delicate, difficult, disputable, disputed, emotive, moot, open to discussion/question, problematic, sensitive, tendentious, under discussion, vexed, and controvertible are all synonyms for controversial.
Controversial synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 1 synonym with 4, 5, 10, 15, and 24 letters and 3 synonyms with 7, 8, and 11 letters. 4 synonyms with 9 letters. For a total of 18 another word for controversial.
The topic was quite controversial.
She made a controversial statement yesterday.
Controversial issues spark heated debates.
His views are often controversial.