Communication
Synonyms for contentious
The synonym for contentious recorded in this bank is combative, in the sense "inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for contentious
- combativeadjective, in the sense "inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and contentious carries one sense so far.
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
A style described as abrasive and contentious.
The true synonym
combative
Same sentence, swapped: A style described as abrasive and combative.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where contentious stands in the sentence above.
- aggravating
- exasperating
- provocative
Where contentious turns up in the game
contentious is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play contentious
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