- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|825
- Abbreviations|0
85 entries under contentious topic. ×
| quarrelsome(noun, adjective, difficult, conflict, determined) | |
| argumentative(adjective, conflict, determined, quarrel, reasoning) | |
| litigious(adjective, difficult, conflict, discord, contrary) | |
| combative(adjective, difficult, conflict, contrary, aggressive) | |
| bellicose(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, determined) | |
| belligerent(adjective, difficult, hostile, contrary, aggressive) | |
| controversial(adjective, discord, reasoning, contrary, belligerent) | |
| pugnacious(adjective, difficult, contrary, aggressive, belligerent) | |
| polemic(noun, adjective, conflict, discord, contrary) | |
| polemical(adjective, conflict, reasoning, contrary, argumentative) | |
| captious(adjective, argumentative, quarrelsome, nit-picking) | |
| irascible(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| scrappy(adjective, conflict, contrary, aggressive, belligerent) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| factious(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| fractious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward, irritable) | |
| testy(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| choleric(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| peevish(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| petulant(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) |
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