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Factious
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Simple meaning
What does Factious mean?
Factious means causing group conflict or division.
Dictionary definition
Likely to cause disagreement or division within a group.
Example sentences
Factious in a sentence
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The factious debate split the club into sides.
medium
A factious rumor made the team argue instead of cooperate.
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The speech was called factious because it encouraged division rather than problem solving.
Synonyms
Words like Factious
divisiveUse for something that separates people into opposing sides.
argumentativeUse for something likely to create disagreement.
Antonyms
Opposite words
unifyingUse for something that brings people together.
harmoniousUse for something peaceful and cooperative.
Word family
Factious word family
Base word
factious
adverb
factiously
In a divisive or conflict-causing way.
noun
factiousness
The quality of causing division.
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Practice 1
What does factious mean?
Factious describes behavior or language that splits people into sides.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to factious?
Divisive means causing disagreement or separation.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of factious?
Unifying means bringing people together, unlike factious.
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