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The synonyms of “Tendentious” are: tendencious, contentious, disputed, moot, disputable, debatable, arguable, vexed, open to discussion, open to question, under discussion
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tendentious” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| arguable | Open to argument or debate. A highly arguable assumption. |
| contentious | (of a person) given to provoking argument. A contentious issue. |
| debatable | Capable of being disproved. It is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession. |
| disputable | Not established as a fact, and so open to question or debate. Whether it can be described as art criticism may be disputable. |
| disputed | Subject to disagreement and debate. |
| moot | Open to argument or debate. Whether they had been successful or not was a moot point. |
| open to discussion | Used of mouth or eyes. |
| open to question | Affording free passage or access. |
| tendencious | Having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one. |
| under discussion | Located below or beneath something else. |
| vexed | Annoyed, frustrated, or worried. The vexed parents of an unruly teenager. |
| ambivalence | The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. Government ambivalence towards the arts. |
| austere | Severely simple. The cathedral is impressive in its austere simplicity. |
| biased | Favoring one person or side over another. We will not tolerate this biased media coverage. |
| detachment | Avoiding emotional involvement. The Squadron went on detachment to Malta. |
| divisive | Tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people. The highly divisive issue of abortion. |
| draconian | Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws. The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws. |
| extreme | The highest or most extreme degree of something. Extreme views on integration. |
| extremely | To a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect. Extremely unpleasant. |
| favour | A feeling of favorable regard. She had granted her favours to him. |
| follower | A person who takes an active interest in a particular activity. She remains an immensely divisive figure but she has a million followers on Facebook. |
| gerrymander | An instance of gerrymandering. An attempt to gerrymander the election result. |
| grave | Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises. He put flowers on his mother s grave. |
| grievous | Causing or marked by grief or anguish. A grievous crime. |
| incisive | (of an action) quick and direct. She was an incisive critic. |
| infinitely | Continuing forever without end. A sweet infinitely watchable performance. |
| intense | Extremely sharp or intense. The skunk s intense acrid odor. |
| keen | (of a smell, light, or sound) penetrating; clear. Keen winds. |
| martinet | A person who demands complete obedience; a strict disciplinarian. A martinet of a staff officer. |
| partisan | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. Newspapers have become increasingly partisan. |
| penetrating | (of a person’s eyes or expression) reflecting an apparent ability to see into another’s mind; intense. A penetrating odor. |
| piercing | (of a sound) extremely high or loud. She let out a piercing scream. |
| proponent | A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea. A strong proponent of the free market and liberal trade policies. |
| pungent | Strong and sharp. Pungent satire. |
| rushing | The action of moving with urgent haste. They have a really good offensive line as far as rushing is concerned. |
| sectarian | Belonging to or characteristic of a sect- Sidney Hook. A Jewish sectarian who preached the redemption of the Gentiles. |
| severe | Severely simple. A severe case of flu. |
| spartan | A resident of Sparta. The accommodation was fairly spartan. |
| stringency | A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit. |
| stringent | (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting. Stringent safety measures. |
| ultimate | A final or fundamental fact or principle. A distinction between the verb and noun senses of conflict is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate or last syllable. |
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