Contentious
Contentious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Polemic is a synonym for contentious in conflict topic. In some cases you can use "Polemic" instead an adjective "Contentious".
Nearby Word: contention
Polemic
Polemic adjective - Of or involving dispute or controversy.
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Synonyms for Polemic
Contentious is a synonym for polemic in conflict topic. You can use "Contentious" instead an adjective "Polemic", if it concerns topics such as controversial, argumentative.
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Related pairs
- contrary and contentious
- contrary and polemic
- touchy and contentious
- touchy and polemic
- quarrelsome and contentious
- quarrelsome and polemic
- belligerent and contentious
- belligerent and polemic
- debatable and contentious
- debatable and polemic
- controversial and contentious
- controversial and polemic
- disputable and contentious
- disputable and polemic
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