Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
contentious — See controversial, contentious … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
controversial — [adj] at issue arguable, argumentative, contended, contentious, contestable, controvertible, debateable, disputable, disputatious, disputed, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in dispute, litigious, moot, open to discussion*, open to… … New thesaurus
contentious — [[t]kənte̱nʃəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments. [FORMAL] Sanctions are expected to be among the most contentious issues. ...a country where land prices are politically contentious. Syn:… … English dictionary
contentious — adjective 1) a contentious issue Syn: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, open to debate, vexed 2) a contentious debate Syn: heated, vehement, fierce, violent, intense, i … Thesaurus of popular words
contentious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. quarrelsome, argumentative, controversial, hostile; see controversial , quarrelsome 1 , unfriendly 2 . See Synonym Study at belligerent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [kun TEN shus] quarrelsome. He … English dictionary for students
contentious — adjective 1) a contentious issue Syn: controversial, debatable, disputed, open to debate, moot, vexed 2) contentious people Syn: quarrelsome, argumentative, confrontational; Brit … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
contentious — con|ten|tious [ kən tenʃəs ] adjective 1. ) causing disagreement between people or groups: CONTROVERSIAL: Sex education in schools remains a highly contentious issue. 2. ) enjoying arguing with other people: ARGUMENTATIVE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
controversial — adjective controversial issues such as abortion Syn: contentious, disputed, at issue, disputable, debatable, arguable, vexed, tendentious; informal hot … Thesaurus of popular words
contentious — Synonyms and related words: aggravating, aggravative, aggressive, annoying, antagonistic, argumental, argumentative, battling, bellicose, belligerent, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody minded, cat and dog, cat and doggish, chauvinist, chauvinistic,… … Moby Thesaurus
controversial — Synonyms and related words: arguable, argumental, argumentative, at issue, belligerent, cat and dog, cat and doggish, combative, confutable, conjectural, contentious, contestable, controvertible, debatable, deniable, dialectic, disputable,… … Moby Thesaurus
