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18 entries under contrary topic. ×
| contentious(adjective, doubtful, dubious, belligerent) | |
| polemical(adjective, reasoning, argumentative, contentious) | |
| argumentative(adjective, quarrel, reasoning, belligerent) | |
| disputatious(adjective, discord, reasoning, belligerent) | |
| polemic(noun, adjective, discord, argumentative) | |
| litigious(adjective, discord, belligerent, contentious) | |
| quarrelsome(adjective, discord, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| eristic(adjective, reasoning, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| factious(discord, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| scrappy(adjective, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| confrontational(adjective, argumentative, contentious) | |
| touchy(adjective, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| fire-eating(noun, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| opinionated(belligerent, argumentative, contentious, contentiousness) | |
| pugnacious(belligerent, argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome) | |
| salty(belligerent, argumentative, contentious, contentiousness) | |
| spiky(noun, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| hotheaded |
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