DIVISIVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DIVISIVE?

Need another word that means the same as “divisive”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “divisive” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Divisive” are: dissentious, factious, alienating, estranging, isolating, schismatic

Divisive as an Adjective

Definitions of "Divisive" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “divisive” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion.
• Tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

Synonyms of "Divisive" as an adjective (6 Words)

alienating	Causing hostility or loss of friendliness. Her sudden alienating aloofness.
dissentious	Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion. Dissentious rogues.
estranging	Making one feel out of place or alienated. The landscape was estranging.
factious	Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion. A factious country.
isolating	Relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles. Working from your home office every day is isolating.
schismatic	Characterized by or favouring schism. Schismatic religious movements were gaining currency.

Usage Examples of "Divisive" as an adjective

• The highly divisive issue of abortion.

Associations of "Divisive" (30 Words)

antagonistic	Characterized by antagonism or antipathy. Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States.
combative	Having or showing a ready disposition to fight. He made some enemies with his combative style.
competition	An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. He wanted to know what the competition was doing.
conflict	Be in conflict. He was immobilized by conflict and indecision.
confrontational	Tending to deal with situations in an aggressive way; hostile or argumentative. He distanced himself from the confrontational approach adopted by his predecessor.
contradiction	A situation in which inconsistent elements are present. He spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction.
contradictory	A contradictory proposition. The two studies came to contradictory conclusions.
cracked	Of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide. You must think my family are cracked.
differ	Be different. He differed from his contemporaries in ethical matters.
disagree	(of statements or accounts) be inconsistent or fail to correspond. She disagrees with her husband on many questions.
disagreement	A conflict of people’s opinions or actions or characters. Disagreements between parents and adolescents.
discomfit	Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed. He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
disconcert	Disturb the composure of; unsettle. The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.
discord	Lack of agreement or harmony between things. The discord between indigenous and Western cultures.
discordant	(of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony. The singers continued their discordant chanting.
discrepant	Not compatible with other facts. Widely discrepant statements.
dissension	Disagreement among those expected to cooperate. These issues caused bitter dissension in the party.
dissonance	The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience. An unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles.
dissonant	Lacking in harmony. Irregular dissonant chords.
factious	Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion. A factious country.
fight	The act of fighting any contest or struggle. General Hill fights his troops well.
incompatible	(of one thing or person) not consistent or able to coexist with (another. Incompatible colors.
inconsistency	An inconsistent aspect or element. The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.
inharmonious	Lacking in harmony of parts. An inharmonious or incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
opposition	A contrast or antithesis. Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead.
partisan	A member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in German-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of eastern Europe in the Second World War. The partisans opened fire from the woods.
rivalry	The act of competing as for profit or a prize. There always has been intense rivalry between the clubs.
sectarian	(of an action) carried out on the grounds of membership of a sect, denomination, or other group. The negations of sectarian ideology.
strife	Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict. Decades of civil strife.
struggle	An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)–Thomas Paine. Before she could struggle he lifted her up.