You're being contentious.
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Contentious
/kənˈtɛn.ʃəs/
Synonyms for "contentious" (144 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (43)
Adjective(13 words)
contentioncontroversialcrankydialecticdialecticaldisputatiousdissidentenemyeristicexasperatingexasperativefactiousfault-findingferociousfiercefightingfull of fighthastyhawkishhostile
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Verb(2 words)
Noun(6 words)
Related words (72)
Noun(14 words)
meleemore frictionalmost frictionalpolarizingquarrelingquarrellingroilingscufflingshouting matchskirmishingsocial tensionsquabblingwranglingwrestling
Adjective(12 words)
neuralgicpolemicalpolitical discordpolitical tensionsprickliestpublic disagreementspiniestsquirmieststormiestthornyvexedzero tolerance policy
Verb(4 words)
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4 entriesdescriptive adjectivedispute related termlegal descriptorqualitative descriptor
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7 entriesargued positioncivil mattercriminal matterdebatable propositiondisputed claimdivisive issuelitigation
Collocations
6 entriescontentious claimcontentious debatecontentious issuecontentious mattercontentious policycontentious topic
Inflections
2 entriesmore contentiousmost contentious
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Discussions about religion are very often contentious.
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Religion is a contentious topic for many people.
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She was known for always being contentious.
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