contentious
English Thesaurus
1. involving or likely to cause controversy (adj.all)
| similar | : | controversial, |
| definition | : | marked by or capable of arousing controversy (adj.all) |
2. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits (adj.all)
| similar | : | argumentative, |
| definition | : | given to or characterized by argument (adj.all) |
3. involving or likely to cause controversy (adj.all)
| derivation | : | arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt, |
| definition | : | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement (noun.communication) |
4. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits (adj.all)
| derivation | : | contravention, dispute, |
| definition | : | coming into conflict with (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | contentiousness, quarrelsomeness, |
| definition | : | an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | litigiousness, |
| definition | : | a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute, |
| definition | : | a disagreement or argument about something important (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt, |
| definition | : | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement (noun.communication) |
5. involving or likely to cause controversy (adj.all)
| derivation | : | arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt, |
| definition | : | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement (noun.communication) |
6. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits (adj.all)
| derivation | : | contravention, dispute, |
| definition | : | coming into conflict with (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | contentiousness, quarrelsomeness, |
| definition | : | an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | litigiousness, |
| definition | : | a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute, |
| definition | : | a disagreement or argument about something important (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt, |
| definition | : | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement (noun.communication) |
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