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Synonyms for "contentious" in English

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contentious:
- disputable; contentious; litigious; in litigation
- contentious; combative; litigious; disputatious; disputative

English

Detailed Synonyms for contentious in English

contentious:

contentious

contentious
disputable; contentious; litigious; in litigation

contentious adj

contentious

– involving or likely to cause controversy ¹
contentious
– involving or likely to cause controversy ¹
- contentious adj
  - a central and contentious element of the book¹
contentious

– inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits ¹
combative; contentious; litigious; disputatious; disputative
– inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits ¹
- combative adj
- contentious adj
  - a style described as abrasive and contentious¹
- litigious adj
  - a litigious and acrimonious spirit¹
- disputatious adj
  - a disputatious lawyer¹
- disputative adj

Related Words for "contentious":

contentiousness, contentiously

Alternate Synonyms for "contentious":

Related Definitions for "contentious":

involving or likely to cause controversy¹
- a central and contentious element of the book¹
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits¹
- a style described as abrasive and contentious¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University