Contentious Synonyms and Examples of Contentious in a Sentence
This page will teach you synonyms of the English word contentious and show you how to use contentious in a sentence.
Synonyms for contentious
The top synonym for contentious is antagonistic.
Some other good synonyms for contentious are:
- belligerent
- combative
- prickly
- touchy
- controversial
- critical
- provocative
- debatable
- divisive
- sore
Examples of contentious in a sentence
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