Synonyms for factiousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fak-shuhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæk ʃəs |
Top 10 synonyms for factiousness Other synonyms for the word factiousness
- cartel
- challenge
- command
- confrontation
- contempt
- contrariness
- contumacy
- dare
- defy
- disorderliness
- effrontery
- enjoinder
- factiousness
- fractiousness
- gas
- guts
- hot air
- impudence
- impugnment
- indocility
- insolence
- insubordination
- insurgence
- insurgency
- intractability
- intractableness
- lip
- muster
- obstinacy
- obstinateness
- obstreperousness
- opposition
- order
- perversity
- provocation
- rebellion
- rebelliousness
- recalcitrance
- recalcitrancy
- refractoriness
- revolt
- sass
- spite
- stump
- summons
- temerity
- throwing of the gauntlet
- uncontrollability
- uncontrollableness
- ungovernableness
- unmanageability
- untowardness
- wildness
Définition of factiousness
Origin :- 1530s, from Middle French factieux and directly from Latin factiosus "partisan, seditious, inclined to form parties," from factionem (see faction).
- As in indocility : noun unruliness
- As in intractability : noun unruliness
- As in intractableness : noun unruliness
- As in recalcitrance : noun defiance
- As in recalcitrancy : noun defiance
- As in defiance : noun disobedience, disregard
- Considering the factiousness of the age, his candour is admirable.
- Extract from : « The Life of Daniel De Foe » by George Chalmers
- If he cannot effect the destruction of that church by factiousness, he furiously persecutes it.
- Extract from : « Epistle Sermons, Vol. III » by Martin Luther
- Only the most deplorable ignorance and factiousness could base a pretence of dogmatic difference on such a foundation.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. » by E. Rameur
- Certainly there is no reason for making Peter responsible for the factiousness of those who used his name.
- Extract from : « The Origin of Paul's Religion » by J. Gresham Machen
- Their factiousness and jealousies were the exact opposite of this fruit of the Spirit.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay
- The distracting effect of Hearst's inconsistencies is intensified by his factiousness.
- Extract from : « The Promise Of American Life » by Herbert David Croly
- It was the harvest of eternal life of which their factiousness threatened to defraud them.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay
- The speech is aimed at the self-will and factiousness of Achilles and his disloyalty to Agamemnon.
- Extract from : « The Art of Letters » by Robert Lynd
Antonyms for factiousness
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