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Antonyms for polemic
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : puh-lem-ik, poh- |
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈlɛm ɪk, poʊ- |
Definition of polemic
Origin :- 1630s, "controversial argument or discussion," from French polémique (16c./17c.), noun use of adjective meaning "disputatious, controversial" (see polemic (adj.)).
- adj argumentative
- noun argument
- It is in the dialogue form he often adopted for polemic writing.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- It is not so much in the polemic or in the scholar we are interested, as in the man.
- Extract from : « Andrew Melville » by William Morison
- But he possessed other accomplishments beside those of the polemic.
- Extract from : « Western Characters » by J. L. McConnel
- My agnosticism was bitter in those days, bitter and polemic.
- Extract from : « A Tramp's Notebook » by Morley Roberts
- That is to say, hypotheses are admissible in polemic, but not in the sphere of dogmatism.
- Extract from : « The Critique of Pure Reason » by Immanuel Kant
- I have not included letters that are wholly technical or polemic.
- Extract from : « The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 » by William James
- Nevertheless, his story of Brigham Youngs life is not a polemic.
- Extract from : « On the Trail of The Immigrant » by Edward A. Steiner
- It is, however, more of a polemic than an historical contribution.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923 » by Various
- He was abler in attack than in defense—like most polemic authors.
- Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851 » by Various
- He was the vivifying critic of his time, and his whole life was a polemic.
- Extract from : « The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine » by Heinrich Heine
Synonyms for polemic
- altercation
- beef
- belligerent
- bicker
- bickering
- blowup
- bone
- bone of contention
- bone to pick
- brannigan
- brawl
- brush
- clash
- combative
- contention
- contentious
- contrary
- controversial
- controversy
- crusher
- debate
- difference of opinion
- difficulty
- disagreement
- disputatious
- dispute
- donnybrook
- dustup
- eristic
- exchange
- face-off
- factious
- falling
- feud
- fight
- finisher
- fire-eating
- flap
- fuss
- gin
- go
- hassle
- having a chip on one's shoulder
- knock down and drag out
- knockdown
- litigious
- opinionated
- out
- polemical
- pugnacious
- quarrel
- quarrelsome
- rhubarb
- romp
- row
- ruckus
- ruction
- rumpus
- run-in
- salty
- scene
- scrap
- scrappy
- set-to
- shindy
- spat
- spiky
- squabble
- static
- stew
- talking heads
- tiff
- touchy
- word
- words
- wrangle
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