Contentious and Peaceful

Opposite meaning words

Contentious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

Usage example: the Tartars were a contentious people who terrorized much of Asia and eastern Europe during the Middle Ages

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Peaceful is an antonym for contentious.

Nearby Word: contention

Peaceful adjective - Inclined to live in peace and to avoid war.

Usage example: a peaceful tribe that had quietly inhabited these shores for centuries before the arrival of the Europeans

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Contentious is an antonym for peaceful.

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