contentious

Definitions

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

Involving heated disagreement.

Exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes.

Examples

The proposal to build a new highway through the park remains a highly contentious issue among local residents.

They had a contentious debate regarding the company's new policy on remote work.

Synonyms

argumentative controversial disputable combative polemical quarrelsome divisive

Antonyms

agreeable peaceful harmonious conciliatory uncontroversial amicable concordant