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Showing words for CONTENTIOUS using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Contentious

contentious

9 Letter Words for Contentious

centonist, continues, continuos, contusion, cotunnite, neustonic, nosecount, outsonnet

8 Letter Words for Contentious

centoist, connotes, contents, contineu, continue, continuo, contoise, cooniest, coonties, counties, nonettos, nouniest, outnoise, outscent, outsonet, scontion, sonnetic, stenotic, teutonic, tinstone, tonetics, tontines, unctions

7 Letter Words for Contentious

conines, connies, connote, consent, consute, content, contenu, contest, contise, contune, contuse, coontie, cooties, cotinus, cottise, cottons, counite, cuisten, cutties, cuttoes, cuttoos, econuts, entonic, entotic, incents, intents, intones, intuent, ionones, isotone, neocons, neustic, neuston, nocents, noetics, nonetti, nonetto, nonsuit, notices, notions, nuncios, onionet, scotino, scottie, section, sencion, snottie, stenion, stenton, stouten, suction, sunnite, tennist, tension, tention, tenutos, testoon, teutons, tonetic, toniest, tonites, tontine, toonies, tootsie, toustie, tuniest, tunnies, unction, unscent, unsoote, unstoic, unstone, untents, untinct

6 Letter Words for Contentious

centon, centos, cestoi, ceston, cestui, coitus, conine, conins, conite, connes, connie, contes, contin, contos, coosen, coosin, cootie, cosine, cotise, cotoin, cotset, cotton, cottus, cotuit, counts, cousin, cueist, cutest, cuties, cutins, cutose, cutset, cuttoe, cuttoo, econut, encist, ennoic, ennuis, enoint, escout, ettins, icones, incent, incest, incuse, incute, ineunt, innest, insect, intens, intent, intone, intune, intuse, inunct, ionone, necton, nentsi, neocon, nicest, nintoo, nitent, nitons, nocent, noctis, noetic, noints, nonces, nonets, nonius, nonoic, nonuse, nosine, nosite, nostic, nostoc, nostoi, notice, notion, notist, nuncio, octets, octine, octose, oecist, oncost, onions, ononis, onsite, oscine, ostein, ostent, otiose, ounces, outset, outsin, outsit, scient, sencio, sennit, setout, sinnet, sintoc, sitten, soniou, sonnet, sottie, stonen, stonne, stotin, sutten, suttin, tennis, tennos, tenons, tenson, tenuis, tenuit, tenuti, tenuto, teston, teuton, tiento, tincts, tinnet, tocsin, toison, tonics, tonies, tonite, tonnes, tonous, toonie, toosie, toston, toutie, tsouic, tucson, tunics, tunist, uncite, uncoin, uncost, unesco, unions, unison, unites, unnest, unnice, unnose, unsent, unsoot, untent, unties, untine, untins, untone, ustion

5 Letter Words for Contentious

ceint, centi, cento, cents, centu, cesti, cetin, cetus, cines, cions, cites, coeno, coins, coits, cones, conin, conne, conns, connu, const, conte, conto, conus, coons, coost, coots, cosen, coset, cosie, cosin, coste, cotes, cotte, cotts, count, csnet, cuits, cunei, cunit, cunni, cunts, cusie, cutes, cutie, cutin, cutis, cutto, ennui, entsi, eosin, escot, estoc, ettin, etuis, eucti, euois, icons, ictus, incus, incut, innet, inone, inset, insue, intue, inust, neist, neons, nines, ninos, nintu, ninut, niton, nitos, noint, noise, nonce, nones, nonet, nonic, noons, noose, notes, notus, nouns, nucin, nunce, ocote, octet, oenin, oints, onces, oncet, oncin, oncus, onion, onset, ontic, oonts, oscin, osone, ottos, ounce, outen, scent, scion, scone, scoon, scoot, scote, scott, scout, scute, secno, senit, senti, seton, sient, since, sinon, snite, snoot, snout, sonce, sonic, sonne, soote, sotie, souce, souct, stein, steno, stent, stine, stint, stion, stite, stoic, stoit, stone, stonn, stoon, stoot, stoun, stout, stunt, suent, suine, suint, suite, sunni, tecon, tenio, tenno, tennu, tenon, tenso, tents, tices, tiens, tinct, tines, tints, tocos, toise, toist, toits, tones, tonic, tonne, tonto, tonus, toons, toots, totes, touns, touse, toust, touts, tsine, tunes, tunic, tunis, tutin, unces, uncos, unice, union, unist, unite, units, unnet, unset, unsin, unson, untie, untin, usent, usine, usnic, usnin

4 Letter Words for Contentious

cens, cent, cest, ceti, cine, cion, cist, cite, cito, cits, coes, coin, coit, cone, coni, conn, cons, cont, coon, coos, coot, cose, cost, cote, coto, cots, cott, coue, cues, cuit, cunt, cuon, cust, cute, cuts, econ, ecto, ecus, ento, eons, etic, eton, etui, euoi, ices, icon, inne, inns, inst, into, iocs, ions, isnt, nein, neon, nest, neti, nets, neut, nice, nies, nine, nist, nito, nits, noes, none, noon, nose, note, nots, nott, noun, nous, nout, nsec, nunc, nuns, nuts, oeci, oint, once, ones, onst, onto, onus, oons, oont, oose, oots, otic, otis, otoe, otto, otus, oust, outs, scet, scot, scun, scut, seco, sect, seit, sent, sett, sice, sien, sine, sion, site, situ, snit, snot, soce, soco, sone, soon, soot, sout, sten, stet, stie, stot, stue, stun, stut, suci, suet, suit, sune, suni, sunn, sunt, tens, tent, test, tets, tice, tics, tien, ties, tinc, tine, tins, tint, tite, tits, toco, tocs, toes, toit, tone, tonn, tons, toon, toot, tose, tote, toto, tots, toun, tout, tsun, tues, tuis, tune, tuno, tuns, tute, tuts, unce, unci, unco, uncs, unct, unie, unio, unis, unit, unto, utes, utis

3 Letter Words for Contentious

cen, ceo, cie, cis, cit, cns, con, coo, cos, cot, csi, cst, cte, ctn, cto, cts, cue, cun, cut, eco, ect, ecu, enc, ens, eon, eos, esc, est, esu, etc, ice, inc, inn, ins, int, ion, ios, iou, ise, isn, iso, ist, its, nco, nei, neo, net, nie, nis, nit, nne, non, noo, nos, not, nun, nus, nut, oct, oes, oie, ois, one, oni, ono, ons, ont, oon, oos, oot, ose, osi, otc, oto, oui, ous, out, sci, sct, sec, sei, sen, set, sic, sie, sin, sit, soc, son, sot, sou, sue, sui, sun, tec, ten, tes, tet, tic, tie, tin, tis, tit, tiu, tnt, toc, toe, toi, ton, too, tos, tot, tou, tsi, tst, tue, tui, tun, tut, uit, unc, uni, unn, uns, use, ust, utc, ute, uti, uts

Definitions for Contentious

[1] tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
[2] causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues.
[3] Law . pertaining to causes between contending or opposing parties.
[4] tending to argue or quarrel
[5] causing or characterized by dispute; controversial
[6] law relating to a cause or legal business that is contested, esp a probate matter

Words related to Contentious

testy, antagonistic, combative, argumentative, belligerent, disagreeable, factious, perverse, petulant, querulous

Words nearby Contentious

content provider, content word, content-addressable storage, contented, contention, contentious, contentive, contentment, conterminous, contessa, contest

Origin of Contentious

1400–50; late Middle English contenciose < Latin contentiōsus, equivalent to contenti(ō ) contention + -ōsus -ous

Other words from Contentious

con·ten·tious·ly , adverb
con·ten·tious·ness , noun
non·con·ten·tious , adjective
non·con·ten·tious·ly , adverb
o·ver·con·ten·tious , adjective
o·ver·con·ten·tious·ly , adverb
o·ver·con·ten·tious·ness , noun
un·con·ten·tious , adjective
un·con·ten·tious·ly , adverb
un·con·ten·tious·ness , noun

Synonyms for Contentious

antagonistic, combative, testy, argumentative, belligerent, disagreeable, factious, perverse, petulant, querulous