Synonyms and Antonyms for Contentious

Following is a list of 150 synonym words and phrases that are related to contentious:

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4 Letter Words

moot

5 Letter Words

spinytestyvexedmurkytensehotlydicey

6 Letter Words

trickyfamousbarbedthornytouchyvexingdebatetetchytusslestormybitter

7 Letter Words

disputepolemicdubiousfraughtdebateslengthycomplexraucousarduousnuancedbizarreirksomechaotictussleseristic

8 Letter Words

disputeddoubtfultroubledarguabledelicatedivisivestickingdisputesimpugnedsquabblepuzzlingperilousvehementvolatilebafflingtortuousfarcicalspiteful

9 Letter Words

combativebattlefulbellicoselitigiouscontestedpolemicaldebatabledifficultsensitiverancorousfractiousambiguousunpopulartroublingturbulentunsettledconfusingoutspokenuncertainunsavouryequivocalmomentousclamoroustruculentpointlessthorniestdebateful

10 Letter Words

aggressivedisputablelitigationtumultuousprotractedperplexingunedifyingambivalentpolarizingvociferouspugnaciouswranglingsconvoluteddiscussionnettlesomepolarisingunpleasantintriguingboisterousunresolved

11 Letter Words

disputativecontroversyconflictualconflictivecontestableconflictingadversarialproblematicchallengingproceedingsdialecticalcontentieuxacrimoniouscomplicatedtroublesometempestuousprovocativediscussionsintractablequarrelsomeopinionatedpoliticisedpoliticizedfrustratingbewilderingfascinatinginfuriatingdissentious

12 Letter Words

disputatiousquestionablecontroversalvituperativeexasperatingdisagreementantagonisticinconclusivecantankerousdisagreeableintransigentcontradicted

13 Letter Words

controversialargumentativecontradictoryobjectionableuncontentiousproblematicalcontroversiesdisagreements

14 Letter Words

unenlightening

15 Letter Words

confrontationaluncontroversial

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