Synonyms for divisive
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a quality that divides or separates.
Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive.
Example sentences
- mixed Stock prices were mixed on the Tokyo market today.
- polarizing It was never my intent to be divisive or polarizing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| divisive | rising | |
| factious | falling | |
| dissentious | steady | |
| mixed | steady | |
| polarizing | steady | |
| fissiparous | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- mixed1
- 8 letters
- factious
- 10 letters
- polarizing4, polarising
- 11 letters
- fissiparous, dissentious
- 14 letters
- noncombinative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (polarizing4 = 4 syllables).