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divisive

/dɪˈvaɪsɪv/ UK
/dɪˈvaɪsɪv/ US
/dɪˈvɪsɪv/ US
/dɪˈvɪzɪv/ Canada
/dɪˈvɪsɪv/ Canada
/dɪˈvaɪsɪv/ Canada

Rhymes with -aɪsɪv

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Borrowed from Latin dīvīsīvus.

adjective more divisive · most divisive

Having a quality that divides or separates. Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive.
Similar: disunifying, polarizing · Opposite: unifying

Opposite: combinative, agglomerative

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: factious, dissentious, discordant, split, dividing, divisional, contradictory, conflicting, splitting, conflictive, conflictual, disputed, confrontational, adversarial, controversial, contentious

adjective

Opposite: combinative, agglomerative

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adj having a quality that divides or separates

Español	divisivo
日本語	分割的な bunkatsuteki na
Français	clivant
Deutsch	spaltend, entzweiend, teilend
Русский	раскольнический raskolʹničeskij

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@misc{divisive_2026,
  title = {divisive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/divisive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}