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Synonyms & Antonyms of fractious
1
given to disagreement or irritation
- At the end of what was a fractious campaign, the two former rivals were surprisingly able to settle some of their differences and work together.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for fractious
- argumentative,
- contentious,
- controversial,
- disputatious,
- polemical
- (also polemic),
- quarrelsome,
- scrappy
- 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)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for fractious
2
difficult to manage or control
- Security guards were overwhelmed by the fractious crowd at the concert.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for fractious
- balky,
- contrary,
- contumacious,
- defiant,
- disobedient,
- froward,
- incompliant,
- insubordinate,
- intractable,
- obstreperous,
- rebel,
- rebellious,
- recalcitrant,
- recusant,
- refractory,
- restive,
- ungovernable,
- unruly,
- untoward,
- wayward,
- willful
- (or wilful)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for fractious
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The first known use of fractious was in 1714
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