factious

1. 1.

   dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

   Synonymsdissentiousdivisive

   Similardiscordant

Questions about factious

What does factious mean?

factious means "dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)".

How many syllables are in factious?

factious has 3 syllables: fac-ti-ous. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for factious?

Close synonyms include dissentious, divisive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.