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Synonyms & Antonyms of disputatious
- a long history of little wars waged by the disputatious countries occupying that European peninsula
Synonyms for disputatious
Words Related to disputatious
- acidic,
- bearish,
- bilious,
- bristly,
- choleric,
- crabby,
- cranky,
- cross,
- disagreeable,
- dyspeptic,
- fractious,
- fretful,
- grouchy,
- grumpy,
- huffy,
- ill-humored,
- ill-natured,
- ill-tempered,
- irascible,
- irritable,
- ornery,
- peevish,
- pettish,
- petulant,
- prickly,
- querulous,
- rude,
- snappish,
- snappy,
- stroppy
- [British],
- surly,
- testy,
- touchy,
- ugly,
- waspish
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Near Antonyms for disputatious
Antonyms for disputatious
- a disputatious professor who could give you an argument on just about anything
Synonyms for disputatious
- argumentative,
- contentious,
- controversial,
- polemical
- (also polemic),
- quarrelsome,
- scrappy
Words Related to disputatious
- aggressive,
- bellicose,
- belligerent,
- combative,
- gladiatorial,
- militant,
- pugnacious,
- truculent,
- warlike
- hardheaded,
- headstrong,
- mulish,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- pigheaded,
- resistant,
- self-opinionated,
- self-willed,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- uncooperative,
- unreasonable,
- unyielding,
- willful
- (or wilful)
Near Antonyms for disputatious
- dismayed at the prospect of enduring another disputatious meeting of the school board
Synonyms for disputatious
- argumentative,
- contentious,
- controversial,
- hot-button,
- polemical
- (also polemic)
Words Related to disputatious
- delicate,
- difficult,
- knotty,
- problematic
- (also problematical),
- spiny,
- thorny,
- ticklish,
- touchy,
- tough
Near Antonyms for disputatious
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“Disputatious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disputatious. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of disputatious was in 1660
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