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Adjective
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Comparative for causing, or likely to cause, an argument or controversy
unsurer
iffier
dodgier
unclearer
fishier
vaguer
shadier
shakier
queerer
stickier
flimsier
chancier
difficulter
unlikelier
weaker
obscurer
awkwarder
hotter
trickier
hazier
more debatable
more controversial
more disputable
more moot
more uncertain
more unsettled
more disputed
more undecided
more controvertible
more unresolved
more equivocal
more borderline
more vexed
more polemical
more polemic
more ambivalent
more eristic
more ❯
“For decades, insect evolution has been a highly contentious issue.”
Adjective
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Comparative for involving heated argument or emotions
fiercer
intenser
violenter
more heated
more vehement
more committed
more impassioned
“It is a space where locals engage in a contentious debate over ethnic nationalism and identity.”
Adjective
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Comparative for having a predisposition to fight or engage in confrontations
scrappier
feistier
chippier
stroppier
perverser
touchier
pricklier
testier
fiercer
unfriendlier
ornerier
violenter
meaner
worse-tempered
nastier
bolshier
saltier
crosser
angrier
difficulter
hotter
flipper
bloodthirstier
pushier
unkinder
crabbier
spitefuller
hatefuller
extremer
grouchier
more ❯
“We have always been a contentious people without any hesitation to tear down our leaders.”
Adjective
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Comparative for disposed to being argumentative or quarrelsome
worse-tempered
grumpier
crabbier
grouchier
pricklier
sulkier
surlier
sullener
snappier
tetchier
brusquer
difficulter
curmudgeonlier
uptighter
testier
curter
rattier
moodier
touchier
gruffer
unfriendlier
unpleasanter
ruder
poutier
sourer
glummer
chippier
narkier
crotchetier
shirtier
more ❯
“Although often remembered today as a divisive figure with a contentious personality, Garrison had a much different image among his closest followers.”
Adjective
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Comparative for rebellious in nature
unrulier
wilfuller
balkier
bolshier
stroppier
scrappier
feistier
bolder
recklesser
cheekier
gutsier
sassier
difficulter
stubborner
perverser
unfriendlier
unpleasanter
ruder
ornerier
naughtier
badder
rowdier
rougher
raunchier
slier
playfuller
tricksier
foxier
wantoner
whinier
more defiant
more recalcitrant
more disobedient
more refractory
more intractable
more rebellious
more insubordinate
more wayward
more contumacious
more ungovernable
more contrary
more obstreperous
more froward
more willful
more obstinate
more mutinous
more uncooperative
more restive
more incompliant
more untoward
more combative
more hostile
more belligerent
more antagonistic
more bellicose
more argumentative
more confrontational
more pugnacious
more aggressive
more truculent
more quarrelsome
more intransigent
more resistant
more subversive
more insolent
more challenging
more provocative
more audacious
more daring
more resistive
more dareful
more disregardful
more insubmissive
more ❯
Adjective
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Comparative for hostile or adversarial in nature
spitefuller
adverser
unfriendlier
angrier
difficulter
more inimical
more hostile
more hurtful
more antagonistic
more pernicious
more bellicose
more adversarial
more aggressive
more pugnacious
more confrontational
more jaundiced
more malevolent
more negative
more antipathetic
more mortal
more virulent
more wrathful
more vitriolic
more oppugnant
more malign
more disaffected
more inimic
more repugnant
more ill-disposed
more contrary
more ❯
Adjective
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Comparative for tending to stir up conflict
rabider
wickeder
more inflammatory
more provocative
more incendiary
more agitational
more seditious
more controversial
more rousing
more revolutionary
more instigative
more demagogic
more fiery
more anarchic
more explosive
more rebellious
more intemperate
more mutinous
more subversive
more insurrectionary
more arousing
more treacherous
more dissentious
more aggressive
more dangerous
more malevolent
more troublemaking
Adjective
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Comparative for of, or related to, a sect or faction, especially one that is dissenting
more factional
more partisan
more dissident
more sectarian
more conflicting
more divisive
more rebellious
more turbulent
more litigious
more malcontent
more mutinous
more seditious
more tumultuous
more disputatious
more insurrectionary
more refractory
more troublemaking
more discordant
more disaffected
more divided
more argumentative
more quarrelsome
more hostile
more estranged
more belligerent
more insubordinate
more contumacious
more alienated
more clashing
more factious
more fissiparous
more unstable
Adjective
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Comparative for arousing or able to arouse intense feeling
difficulter
touchier
awkwarder
sadder
pitifuller
soppier
tenderer
syrupier
sugarier
powerfuller
mushier
drippier
weepier
schmaltzier
cutesier
gooier
painfuller
poorer
hokier
more emotive
more touching
more moving
more poignant
more emotional
more sensitive
more affecting
more delicate
more controversial
more sentimental
more exciting
more thrilling
more affective
more impassioned
more inflammatory
more heartwarming
more affectional
more subjective
more heated
more heartbreaking
more heartrending
more impactful
more pathetic
more tragic
more harrowing
more impressive
more haunting
more dramatic
more upsetting
more pitiable
more piteous
more saddening
more meaningful
more lachrymose
more mawkish
more sappy
more disturbing
more uplifting
more plaintive
more evocative
more telling
more lovey-dovey
more stunning
more agonizingUS
more romantic
more tendentious
more pregnant
more wistful
more inspiring
more loaded
more arousing
more ruthful
more commiserative
more striking
more cloying
more breathless
more expressive
more rousing
more sententious
more significant
more gripping
more perceptual
more intuitive
more feeling
more visceral
more distressing
Adjective
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Comparative for requiring sensitive or careful handling
difficulter
touchier
stickier
trickier
pricklier
thornier
awkwarder
dicier
knottier
catchier
hairier
harder
tougher
dodgier
nastier
spinier
tricksier
riskier
chancier
gnarlier
iffier
rockier
shakier
unsurer
seriouser
unhealthier
unsteadier
wickeder
graver
higher-risk
more delicate
more sensitive
more ticklish
more complicated
more intricate
more problematical
more convoluted
more provocative
more complex
more controversial
more heated
more perplexing
more critical
more divisive
more embarrassing
more emotive
more involved
more precarious
more scandalous
more volatile
more nettlesome
more uncertain
more uncomfortable
more unpredictable
more ❯
Adjective
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Comparative for of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech
bitterer
keener
sharper
tarter
more polemical
more critical
more hostile
more biting
more cutting
more virulent
more acerbic
more caustic
more venomous
more vitriolic
more trenchant
more waspish
more corrosive
more acid
more scathing
more sardonic
more astringent
more pungent
more sarcastic
more stinging
more polemic
more argumentative
more devastating
more disputatious
more incisive
more mordacious
more piercing
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