You're being contentious.
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Contentious
//kənˈtɛn.ʃəs//
Synonyms for "contentious" (90 found)
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Strong matches (27)
cat-and-doggishchauvinistchauvinisticcombativecontentioncrankydialecticdialecticaldissidentenemyeristicexasperatingexasperativefactiousfault-findingferociousfiercefightingfull of fighthasty
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1 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
86 translations across 26 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- φιλόνεικος adj (given to struggling)
Bulgarian
2 entries- свадлив adj (given to struggling)
- спорен adj (marked by controversy)
Catalan
3 entries- contenciós adj (marked by controversy)
- contenciós adj (given to struggling)
- controvertit adj (marked by controversy)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 有爭議 /有争议 adj (marked by controversy)
Czech
1 entries- sporný adj (marked by controversy)
Danish
2 entries- omstridt adj (marked by controversy)
- omtvistet adj (marked by controversy)
Dutch
4 entries- aangevochten adj (marked by controversy)
- agressief adj (given to struggling)
- controversieel adj (marked by controversy)
- omstreden adj (marked by controversy)
Finnish
3 entries- kiistanalainen adj (marked by controversy)
- riidanhaluinen adj (given to struggling)
- riitaisa adj (given to struggling)
French
4 entries- agressif adj (given to struggling)
- bagarreur adj (given to struggling)
- batailleur adj (given to struggling)
- belliqueux adj (given to struggling)
Georgian
2 entries- სადავო adj (marked by controversy)
- საკამათო adj (marked by controversy)
German
4 entries- kontrovers adj (marked by controversy)
- provokativ adj (given to struggling)
- streitbar adj (given to struggling)
- streitlustig adj (given to struggling)
Hungarian
4 entries- pörlekedő adj (given to struggling)
- veszekedő adj (given to struggling)
- vitatott adj (marked by controversy)
- vitás adj (marked by controversy)
Irish
1 entries- conspóideach adj (marked by controversy)
Italian
4 entries- aggressivo adj (given to struggling)
- bellicoso adj (given to struggling)
- controverso adj (marked by controversy)
- provocatore adj (given to struggling)
Kazakh
3 entries- даулы adj (marked by controversy)
- таласты adj (marked by controversy)
- тартысты adj (marked by controversy)
Latin
1 entries- contentiōsus adj (given to struggling)
Māori
3 entries- ahitere adj (marked by controversy)
- kūraruraru adj (marked by controversy)
- whakawehewehe adj (marked by controversy)
Norwegian
2 entries- kontroversiell adj (marked by controversy)
- omstridt adj (marked by controversy)
Polish
4 entries- kontrowersyjny adj (marked by controversy)
- kłótliwy adj (given to struggling)
- sporny adj (marked by controversy)
- swarliwy adj (given to struggling)
Portuguese
2 entries- conflituoso adj (given to struggling)
- controverso adj (marked by controversy)
Russian
4 entries- вздорный adj (given to struggling)
- дискуссионный adj (marked by controversy)
- любящий спо́рить adj (given to struggling)
- придирчивый adj (given to struggling)
Spanish
4 entries- belicoso adj (given to struggling)
- camorrista adj (given to struggling)
- conflictivo adj (given to struggling)
- contencioso adj (marked by controversy)
Swedish
3 entries- bråkig adj (given to struggling)
- omstridd adj (marked by controversy)
- omtvistad adj (marked by controversy)
Turkish
4 entries- kavgacı adj (marked by controversy)
- mücâdeleci adj (marked by controversy)
- tartışmalı adj (marked by controversy)
- çekişmeli adj (marked by controversy)
Ukrainian
4 entries- дискусі́йний adj (marked by controversy)
- зади́рливий adj (given to struggling)
- приче́пливий adj (given to struggling)
- спі́рний adj (marked by controversy)
Welsh
1 entries- dadleuol adj (marked by controversy)
Sample 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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