Factious and Partisan

Factious

Factious adjective - Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion).
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Synonyms for Factious

Partisan and factious are semantically related. in conflicting topic. In some cases you can use "Partisan" instead an adjective "Factious".

Nearby Words: faction, factional, factiousness

Partisan

Partisan adjective - Inclined to favor one side over another.

Factious and partisan are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Factious" with "Partisan", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Word: partisanship
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