noncontentious

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adjective

Not contentious.

Similar
unargumentative
OriginEnglish contentious ← Middle French contentieux ← Latin contentiōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivenoncontentious (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot contentious.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof persons; not given to controversy

Similar
unargumentative
Also see
unargumentative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Latincontentiōsus
  3. Middle Frenchcontentieux
  4. Englishcontentious
  5. Englishnoncontentious

From non- + contentious.

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APA

noncontentious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncontentious

MLA

“noncontentious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncontentious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncontentious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncontentious.

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