Synonyms of contentiousness

contentiousness

noun

as in aggression

an inclination to fight or quarrel

his natural tendency towards contentiousness made him a poor choice for a diplomatic post

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aggression
• aggressiveness
• hostility
• combativeness
• defiance
• belligerence
• pugnacity
• fight
• militance
• bellicosity
• militancy
• assaultiveness
• feistiness
• belligerency
• truculence
• scrappiness
• quarrelsomeness
• disputatiousness
• antagonism
• irritability
• unfriendliness
• fierceness
• chip on one's shoulder
• militantness
• fractiousness
• testiness
• militarism
• rudeness
• peevishness
• jingoism
• imperialism
• crankiness
• petulance
• irascibility
• irritableness
• disagreeableness
• surliness
• grouchiness
• querulousness
• crossness
• orneriness
• fretfulness
• grumpiness
• hyperaggressiveness
• acidity
• biliousness
• captiousness
• pettishness
• huffiness
• waspishness
• irascibleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pacifism
• nonaggression
• friendliness
• sociability
• cordiality
• benevolence
• gentleness
• geniality
• pleasantness
• amiability
• graciousness
• antimilitarism
• affability
• mildness
• kindliness
• amicability
• antiaggression
• complaisance
• anti-imperialism
• amenability
• placability