Contentious
Contentious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
War and contentious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "War" instead an adjective "Contentious".
Nearby Word: contention
War
War noun - A state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups.
Contentious and war are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contentious" instead an adjective "War".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The relationship between the federal government and the state governments can get contentious, to the point that there was a civil war about it.
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Playing the (previously well-recieved) marriage system of Geneology of the Holy War in a more Dating Sim style has been extremely contentious among fans and it's best to leave it at that.
Source: Critical Dissonance - The historiography of the war, especially in school history textbooks (which require government approval), remains a hotly (and rather appallingly) contentious issue today.
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