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Antonyms for factious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fak-shuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæk ʃəs



Definition of factious

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Middle French factieux and directly from Latin factiosus "partisan, seditious, inclined to form parties," from factionem (see faction).
  • adj conflicting, warring
Example sentences :
  • Faction and its adjective, factious, have always an unfavorable sense.
  • Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
  • Among his eulogists, of course, is not the factious Captain Ratcliffe.
  • Extract from : « Captain John Smith » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • Orford appears to have been rough, turbulent, factious, and shallow.
  • Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. » by Tobias Smollett
  • O when will God deliver his poor church from factious deceivers?
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard
  • In all which time, you, and your husband Grey, were factious for the house of Lancaster.
  • Extract from : « Cambridge » by Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
  • But they are factious and desperate, and would invade us if they were not checked.
  • Extract from : « A Noble Queen (Volume II of III) » by Philip Meadows Taylor
  • Reports came to his ears of a rebellious and factious spirit in the south.
  • Extract from : « Venice and its Story » by Thomas Okey
  • For the rest, this is a ragged and factious town, now swarming with sectaries.
  • Extract from : « The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol 1 of 2) » by John Evelyn
  • Lieber Gott, said I, these are thieves, these are factious; and so they were.
  • Extract from : « The Bible in Spain » by George Borrow
  • At the dead of night we were aroused from our sleep by a cry that the factious were not far off.
  • Extract from : « The Bible in Spain » by George Borrow

Synonyms for factious

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