12
seditious(adjective, disobedient, rebellious, insubordinate)
10
rebellious(adjective, contrary, naughty, unruly, defiant)
9
insurgent(adjective, contrary, naughty, unruly, defiant)
7
divisive
7
insubordinate(adjective, unruly, defiant, riotous, disobedient)
7
mutinous(adjective, contrary, naughty, unruly, riotous)
6
argumentative(adjective, quarrel, contrary, quarrelsome)
6
conflicting(adjective, different, inappropriate, antagonistic, unsuitable)
6
discordant(adjective, inappropriate, antagonistic, unsuitable, conflicting)
6
quarrelsome(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
5
contentious(adjective, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, quarrelsome)
5
litigious(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
4
controversial(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
4
disputatious(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
4
dissentious
4
dissident(adjective, insubordinate)
4
factional(adjective, different, contrary, conflicting, atypical)
4
hostile
4
polemic(adjective, discord, contrary, argumentative)
4
polemical(adjective, contrary, argumentative)
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