contentious
adjectiveLikely to cause disagreement, or inclined to argue.
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Likely to cause disagreement, or inclined to argue.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo discourage an action or make it less likely to occur.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo anticipate or recognize that something is likely to happen.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsUnlikely to happen or to be true.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsUnlikely to cause harm or offense.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsLikely or exposed to the possibility of something, often an unfavorable outcome.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo make someone or something more likely to respond or develop in a particular way.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsAccording to what seems reasonable or likely, though not confirmed.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsLikely to experience something or behave in a particular way.
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