Synonyms for disputatious
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Contentious — inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
contentious, argumentative, litigious, quarrelsome, controversial, belligerent, combative, polemical, fractious, bellicose, factious, disputative formal, logomachic, pugnacious
Definitions
- adj. 1
Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.
Related words
- Word family
- disputatiously
Example sentences
- contentious Religion is a contentious topic for many people.
- argumentative Fadil became very difficult and argumentative.
- quarrelsome Mary is quarrelsome, isn't she?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disputatious | steady | |
| contentious | rising | |
| argumentative | rising | |
| litigious | rising | |
| quarrelsome | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- factious
- 9 letters
- combative3, polemical4, litigious3, fractious2, bellicose3
- 10 letters
- pugnacious3, logomachic
- 11 letters
- contentious3, belligerent4, quarrelsome3, disputative
- 13 letters
- controversial4, argumentative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (combative3 = 3 syllables).