contentious ​Definitions and Synonyms - Macmillan Dictionary

Definition of CONTENTIOUS (adjective): causing disagreement between people or groups; enjoying arguing with other people. Collocations Thesaurus Blog BuzzWord OpenDictionary Resources Quizzes Videos Search ​ BuzzWord OpenDictionary Resources Quizzes Videos Collocations Thesaurus Blog Search ​ IDMcontentious ​Definitions and Synonyms​adjective UK /kənˈtenʃəs/ DEFINITIONS2 1causingdisagreementbetweenpeopleorgroupsSexeducationinschoolsremainsahighlycontentiousissue.Collocationsandexamples+-Adverbsfrequentlyusedwithcontentiousextremelyhighlyvery... ExploreCollocations ​Synonymsandrelatedwords+-Causingproblemsanddisagreementdifficultbadembarrassing... ExploreThesaurus ​2enjoyingarguingwithotherpeopleSynonymsandrelatedwords+-Wordsusedtodescribepeoplewhoarequicktoargueargumentativecontrarycombative... ExploreThesaurus ​ DefinitionandsynonymsofcontentiousfromtheonlineEnglishdictionaryfromMacmillanEducation.ThisistheBritishEnglishdefinitionofcontentious.ViewAmericanEnglishdefinitionofcontentious.ChangeyourdefaultdictionarytoAmericanEnglish. Viewthepronunciationforcontentious.    Thesaurus TrendingWords schtum NEW for 17.7% NB -5.8% takeon 2.3% putoff -0.9% Discover Synonymsofthemonth gift present surprise token package largesse treat Browsemore Usingthedictionary ​ Sharethisentry Quizzes Vocabularyquiz:trendingwordsof2020 Takethequiznow Contact Privacy ConsentManagement CookiesPolicy TermsandConditions FAQ Index About Authors Partners Options Tools FOLLOWUS Twitter Facebook JoinMacmillanDictionaryonTwitterandFacebookfordailywordfacts,quizzesandlanguagenews. ©MacmillanEducationLimited2009–2022