11 Letter Words for Controversy
controversy
9 Letter Words for Controversy
consorter, conveyors, cryotrons, overstory
8 Letter Words for Controversy
converso, converts, conveyor, coresort, coroners, coronets, corsetry, coventry, crooners, cryotron, sorrento
7 Letter Words for Controversy
ceroons, consort, conster, convert, conveys, convoys, cooters, corners, cornets, coroner, coronet, corvets, covents, coverts, covynes, coyotes, creston, cretons, cronets, crooner, crooves, crotons, enroots, oocytes, overcoy, overcry, oversot, ovocyte, recroon, rectors, rectory, renvoys, rooster, rooters, rootery, royster, scooter, scorner, snorter, sooreyn, sorcery, soverty, stoorey, stroyer, styrone, toreros, torrens, torrone, trovers, tycoons, tyrones, vectors
6 Letter Words for Controversy
censor, centos, centro, centry, ceroon, ceston, coneys, conrey, constr, conter, contes, contos, convey, convos, convoy, cooers, cooeys, cooner, coonty, coosen, cooser, cooter, corers, coreys, corner, cornet, corone, correo, corser, corset, cortes, corven, corver, corves, corvet, coster, cotery, covens, covent, covers, covert, covets, coveys, covyne, coyest, coyote, crones, cronet, croons, croose, croove, crores, croset, crosne, croton, cryste, cytone, cytons, encyst, enroot, envoys, errsyn, escort, nestor, nooser, norroy, noster, nostoc, noters, octose, octroy, octyne, oncers, oncost, oocyst, oocyte, ornery, oyster, recons, recost, rector, rectos, renvoy, reroot, resort, retorn, retros, reyson, roncet, roncos, roneos, rontes, rooser, roosty, rooter, rootsy, roscoe, rosery, rosety, roster, rostov, rotors, rovers, roynes, scorer, scorny, scoter, scryer, scryne, sector, sentry, seroon, seroot, snooty, snoove, snorer, snorty, sooner, sooter, sorcer, sorner, sorren, sorter, stoner, stoory, storer, stoven, stover, strone, strove, synroc, tenors, tensor, terron, toners, tonsor, torero, torney, torose, toyers, toyons, troncs, troner, trones, trover, troves, tryers, tycoon, tyrone, vector, ventoy, versor, vestry, voters
5 Letter Words for Controversy
cento, cents, ceros, certs, certy, coeno, coner, cones, conoy, const, consy, conte, conto, contr, convo, cooer, cooey, coons, coony, coost, coots, cooty, corer, cores, corey, corno, corns, corny, corse, corso, corsy, corve, corvo, cosen, coset, cosey, coste, cotes, coven, cover, coves, covet, covey, coyer, coyos, crest, crone, crony, croon, crore, crose, crost, cryst, csnet, cytes, cyton, entry, entsy, envoy, erron, escot, escry, estoc, estro, eyots, necro, nerts, nervy, nesty, nevoy, noose, norry, norse, noser, noter, notes, noyes, ocote, ocyte, oncer, onces, oncet, oners, onery, onset, oonts, ornes, orvet, osone, ovens, overs, overt, ovest, oyers, recon, recto, rents, restr, resty, retro, retry, ronco, roneo, rones, ronte, ronts, roons, roose, roost, roots, rooty, roove, rores, rorts, rorty, roser, roset, roter, rotes, rotor, rotos, roven, rover, roves, rovet, royet, royne, royst, ryots, scent, scone, scoon, scoot, score, scorn, scote, scove, scovy, scroo, secno, senor, senvy, seron, serry, servo, seton, snoot, snore, snort, sonce, soncy, sooey, soony, soote, sooty, sorer, sorry, sorty, steno, stern, stero, stone, stony, stoon, store, story, stove, strey, stroy, styre, sycon, syren, syver, tecon, tenor, tenso, terns, terrs, terry, tocos, toner, tones, toney, toons, torcs, tores, toros, torrs, torse, torso, torve, toyer, toyon, toyos, treys, troco, tronc, trone, trons, trove, troys, tryer, tyers, tynes, tyros, vents, verry, verso, verst, verts, verty, voces, voter, votes, yores, yoven, yrent
4 Letter Words for Controversy
cens, cent, cern, cero, cert, cest, coes, cone, cons, cont, conv, cony, coon, coos, coot, core, corn, corr, cors, cort, corv, cory, cose, cost, cote, coto, cots, cove, coyn, coyo, coys, cres, croy, crts, cyon, cyst, cyte, econ, ecto, ency, ento, entr, envy, eons, erns, eros, errs, erst, eton, eyot, nest, nets, nevo, noes, nore, nose, nosy, note, nots, novo, noys, nsec, nyes, nyet, once, oner, ones, onst, onto, oons, oont, oory, oose, oosy, oots, orcs, oreo, ores, orts, otoe, oven, over, ovey, oyer, oyes, rcvr, recs, rect, reno, rent, reny, rest, rets, revs, rocs, roer, roes, roey, rone, ront, roon, roos, root, rort, rory, rose, rost, rosy, rotc, rote, roto, rots, rove, royt, ryen, ryes, rynt, ryot, scet, scot, scry, scye, scyt, seco, sect, secy, sent, seor, sero, serr, sert, serv, snot, snye, soce, soco, sone, soon, soot, sore, sorn, sort, sory, sten, ster, stey, stor, stre, svce, syce, syen, sync, syne, syre, syrt, tens, tern, terr, toco, tocs, toes, toey, tone, tons, tony, toon, torc, tore, torn, toro, torr, tors, tose, tosy, toyo, toys, tres, trey, tron, troy, trye, tyer, tyes, tyne, tyro, tyrr, vent, veny, vers, vert, very, vest, veto, vets, voce, voes, voet, vors, vote, yens, yern, yeso, yest, yont, yore, yote
3 Letter Words for Controversy
cen, ceo, cer, cns, con, coo, cor, cos, cot, coy, cro, crs, crt, cry, cst, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, cts, eco, ect, enc, ens, env, eon, eos, ern, err, ers, ert, esc, esr, est, etc, ety, eyn, eyr, nco, neo, net, noo, nor, nos, not, nov, noy, nye, nys, oct, oer, oes, one, ono, ons, ont, ony, oon, oor, oos, oot, orc, ore, ors, ort, ory, ose, otc, oto, oye, oys, rct, rec, res, rev, roc, roe, ron, roo, ros, rot, rte, rye, scr, sct, sec, sen, ser, set, sey, sny, soc, son, sot, sov, soy, str, sty, svc, sye, syn, syr, tec, ten, ter, tes, toc, toe, ton, too, tor, tos, tov, toy, trs, try, tye, tyr, vcr, ver, vet, voc, voe, von, vor, yen, yeo, yer, yes, yet, yoe, yon, yor, yos, yot, yrs
Definitions for Controversy
[1] a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion.
[2] contention, strife, or argument.
[3] dispute, argument, or debate, esp one concerning a matter about which there is strong disagreement and esp one carried on in public or in the press
Words related to Controversy
squabble, fuss, discussion, argument, strife, wrangle, difference, quarrel, wrangling, bickering, embroilment, contention, beef, polemic, tiff, scrap, scene, rumpus, brush, altercation
Words nearby Controversy
controlled-release, controller, controlling image, controlling interest, controversial, controversy, controvert, contumacious, contumacy, contumely, contuse
Origin of Controversy
1350–1400; Middle English controversie (< Anglo-French ) < Latin contrōversia, equivalent to contrōvers(us ) turned against, disputed (contrō-, variant of contrā against, + versus, past participle of vertere to turn) + -ia -y3
Other words from Controversy
pre·con·tro·ver·sy , noun, plural pre·con·tro·ver·sies.
Word origin for Controversy
C14: from Latin contrōversia, from contrōversus turned in an opposite direction, from contra- + vertere to turn
Synonyms for Controversy
argument, bickering, difference, discussion, fuss, quarrel, squabble, strife, wrangle, wrangling, altercation, beef, brush, contention, disputation, embroilment, flak, hurrah, miff, polemic, row, rumpus, scene, scrap, tiff, words, dissention, falling-out