Synonyms for factious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fak-shuhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæk ʃəs |
Top 10 synonyms for factious
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for factious
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