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divisive

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore D words

tending to create disagreement or hostility

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Divisive in a sentence

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The divisive proposal split the committee down the middle.

Synonyms
polarizingdisruptivediscordant
Antonyms
unifyingharmonizingconciliatory

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The treaty was hailed as a triumph of diplomacy, yet historians now regard its terms as blank, since they merely postponed the conflicts they claimed to resolve.

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Divisive (adjective) means tending to create disagreement or hostility
Here is divisive used in an example sentence: "The divisive proposal split the committee down the middle."
Common synonyms for divisive include polarizing, disruptive, discordant.
Antonyms of divisive include unifying, harmonizing, conciliatory.
Divisive is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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