contentious - WordReference.com English Thesaurus

controversial , polemical, hotly disputed, offensive , provocative. 'contentious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):. Englishsynonyms Englishdefinition English-Spanish English-French English-Italian Spanish-English French-English Italian-English Spanish-French French-Spanish Spanish-Portuguese Portuguese-Spanish Español:definición Español:sinónimos Español:gramática Català:definició more... Forums SeeAlso: contemplation contemplative contemporary contempt contemptible contemptuous contend content contented contention contentious contentment contents conterminous contest contestant context contiguous continence continent contingency Recentsearches: ViewAll contentious [links] Listen: UK:*UKandpossiblyotherpronunciationsUKandpossiblyotherpronunciations/kənˈtɛnʃəs/US:USApronunciation:respellingUSApronunciation:respelling(kənten′shəs) ⓘOneormoreforumthreadsisanexactmatchofyoursearchedterm definition| Conjugator| inSpanish| inFrench| incontext| images WRApps:Android&iPhone Wordoftheday contentiousWordReferenceEnglishThesaurus©2022Sense:Adjective:argumentativeSynonyms:argumentative,antagonistic,belligerent,hostile,bloody-minded,quarrelsome,provocative,disputatious,pugnacious,scrappy(informal)Sense:Adjective:controversialSynonyms:controversial,polemical,hotlydisputed,offensive,provocative 'contentious'alsofoundintheseentries(note:manyarenotsynonymsortranslations): argumentative -belligerent -competitive -controversial -debatable -disobliging -disputable -disputatious -factious -litigious -militant -militaristic -perverse -quarrelsome Recentforumdiscussionsaboutthesaurusentries:asmart,contentiousandcapableperson-EnglishOnlyforum allcontentiousissueshavingmovedallowed[Whynotpassive?]-EnglishOnlyforum contentioushair-EnglishOnlyforum contentiousissue-EnglishOnlyforum contentiousissue-EnglishOnlyforum contentiousperson-EnglishOnlyforum Contentiousvscontroversial-EnglishOnlyforum non-contentiousinsurance-EnglishOnlyforum tomakebothpracticeshighriskandcontentious-EnglishOnlyforum VisittheEnglishOnlyForum.HelpWordReference:Askintheforumsyourself. Translations:Spanish|French|Portuguese|Italian|German|Dutch|Swedish|Polish|Romanian|Czech|Greek|Turkish|Chinese|Japanese|Korean|Arabic Links: ⚙️Preferences| SupportWR| PrivacyPolicy| TermsofService| Forums| Suggestions Advertisements Advertisements Reportaninappropriatead. WordReference.com WORDOFTHEDAY GETTHEDAILYEMAIL! BecomeaWordReferenceSupportertoviewthesitead-free.