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controversial:
- bestridd; betänklig; ökänd; ökänt; beryktad; notoriskt; beryktat
- kontroversiell
Wiktionary:
- controversial → omstridd, kontroversiell
- controversial → motsatt, omstridd, kontroversiell, polemisk
User Contributed Translations for controversial:
- kontroversiellt

English

Detailed Translations for controversial from English to Swedish

controversial:

controversial adj

controversial (dubious; questionable; disputable; contested; uncertain; disputed; imputable; debatable; open to question)
bestridd; betänklig
- bestridd adj
- betänklig adj
controversial (notorious; stunning; sensational; disreputable)
ökänd; ökänt; beryktad; notoriskt; beryktat
- ökänd adj
- ökänt adj
- beryktad adj
- notoriskt adj
- beryktat adj

controversial

controversial
kontroversiell
- kontroversiell

Translation Matrix for controversial:

Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
kontroversiell	controversial
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
beryktad	controversial; disreputable; notorious; sensational; stunning	infamous; notorious
beryktat	controversial; disreputable; notorious; sensational; stunning	infamous; notorious
bestridd	contested; controversial; debatable; disputable; disputed; dubious; imputable; open to question; questionable; uncertain
betänklig	contested; controversial; debatable; disputable; disputed; dubious; imputable; open to question; questionable; uncertain	considerably; fairly; pretty; quite; rather; reasonably
notoriskt	controversial; disreputable; notorious; sensational; stunning
ökänd	controversial; disreputable; notorious; sensational; stunning	infamous
ökänt	controversial; disreputable; notorious; sensational; stunning	infamous

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 → omstridd; kontroversiell

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• controversial	→ motsatt	↔ kontrovers — entgegengesetzt, sich widersprechend
• controversial	→ omstridd; kontroversiell	↔ controversé — Qui soulève une controverse.
• controversial	→ polemisk	↔ polémique — Qui appartient à la dispute. — note Il se dit des querelles, des disputes par écrit, sur les questions se rapportant à la théologie, à la politique, à la littérature, etc.

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