Antonyms for contentious
kənˈtɛn ʃəscon·tentious

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1. contentious

   Antonyms:
   accessible, affable, affectionate, amicable, brotherly, companionable, complaisant, cordial, favorable, fond, friendly, genial, hearty, kind, kindly, loving, neighborly, sociable, social, tender, well-disposed

   Synonyms:
   adverse, alienated, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, cold, disaffected, distant, estranged, frigid, hostile, ill-disposed, indifferent, inimical, unfriendly, unkind, warlike

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1. contentious

   Antonyms:
   pacific, obliging, considerate, obsequious, accommodating, easy

   Synonyms:
   litigious, perverse, wayward, splenetic, cantankerous, exceptions

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1. contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigiousadjective

   inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

   "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"

   Antonyms:
   unargumentative, uncontroversial, noncontroversial

   Synonyms:
   bellicose, agonistic, battleful, agonistical, litigious, disputative, combative, disputatious

2. contentiousadjective

   involving or likely to cause controversy

   "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson

   Antonyms:
   unargumentative, uncontroversial, noncontroversial

   Synonyms:
   litigious, disputatious, combative, disputative

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1. contentiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   disputatious, litigious, quarrelsome, dissentious, polemical

How to use contentious in a sentence?

1. Hillary Clinton:

   I do not want to see the Republicans repeal it, and I don’t want to see us start over again with a contentious debate, to tear it up and start over again … I think is the wrong direction.

2. Alex Chow:

   How long can we maintain Hong Kong's judicial independence? we've already seen judges make decisions that have been highly contentious. Beijing might be able to put pressure on Hong Kong to charge us (the protest leaders) with more serious offences to shut us up.

3. Paul Henson:

   This shows the public that you can recover species and do it in a way that works with local communities in a positive way, as opposed to being a contentious big event.

4. Dimitri Christakis:

   Most Americans do believe that there is a link between screen violence and real world aggression, but they don’t think it affects them or their children - only others. In addition, the media itself often portrays the issue as being contentious, whereas in fact hundreds of studies and several large meta-analyses have shown that there is a definitive( albeit small to moderate) link between virtual violence and real world aggression. It is always possible to find a dissenting scientist( think climate change), but the truth is for the vast majority of researchers, this is settled science.

5. Brett Kavanaugh:

   The Senate confirmation process was contentious and emotional, the Senate confirmation process is over. My focus now is to be the best justice I can be.

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