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26 entries under argumentative topic. ×
| polemical(adjective, reasoning, contrary, contentious) | |
| polemic(noun, adjective, discord, contrary) | |
| quarrelsome(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent) | |
| eristic(adjective, reasoning, contrary, belligerent) | |
| factious(discord, contrary, belligerent, contentious) | |
| scrappy(adjective, contrary, belligerent, contentious) | |
| confrontational(adjective, contrary, contentious) | |
| difficult(adjective, tough, tricky, problematic) | |
| touchy(adjective, contrary, belligerent, contentious) | |
| contrary(adjective, belligerent, contentious, quarrelsome) | |
| disputative(adjective, quarrelsome) | |
| fire-eating(noun, contrary, belligerent, contentious) | |
| opinionated(contrary, belligerent, contentious, contentiousness) | |
| pugnacious(contrary, belligerent, contentious, quarrelsome) | |
| salty(contrary, belligerent, contentious, contentiousness) | |
| spiky(noun, contrary, belligerent, contentious) | |
| troublesome(tough, tricky, problematic, quarrelsome) | |
| awkward(tough, tricky, problematic, quarrelsome) | |
| cantankerous(contentious, quarrelsome) | |
| captious(contentious, quarrelsome) |
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