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How do you use Factious in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like divisive or discordant, plus the exact meaning.

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Factious in a sentence

Factious meaning

  1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
  2. Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.

Synonyms of Factious

dissentious divisive discordant

Related words

Other words often associated with Factious or its synonyms:

inharmonic dissonant inharmonious

Using Factious

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions. | Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.
  • Useful related words include: dissentious, divisive, discordant.
  • In the example corpus, factious often appears in combinations such as: and factious.

Context around Factious

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

opposition 1×

Sentence patterns with Factious

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

disreputable and factious 1× interference and factious opposition 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the british denied 1× this system was 1×

Common sentence endings:

and factious opposition 1× disreputable and factious 1×

Words around Factious

Just before it in the word index:

factions 816 factionalized 5 factionalization 3 factionalist 2 factionalism 45 factionalised 9

Just after it in the word index:

factitious 8 factly 26 factmr 3 factness 3 facto 616 factoid 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Factious

  • In this selection, "factious" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, opposition stand out and add context to how "factious" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include disreputable and factious and interference and factious opposition. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "factious" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with factious

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This system was not designed with the operation of parties in mind, as they had been thought disreputable and factious. (20 words)

The British denied that they were invading Afghanistan, instead claiming they were merely supporting its legitimate Shuja government "against foreign interference and factious opposition". (24 words)

Longer example sentences

The British denied that they were invading Afghanistan, instead claiming they were merely supporting its legitimate Shuja government "against foreign interference and factious opposition". (24 words)

This system was not designed with the operation of parties in mind, as they had been thought disreputable and factious. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

The British denied that they were invading Afghanistan, instead claiming they were merely supporting its legitimate Shuja government "against foreign interference and factious opposition".

This system was not designed with the operation of parties in mind, as they had been thought disreputable and factious.

Common combinations with factious

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "factious" in a sentence?
An example: "The British denied that they were invading Afghanistan, instead claiming they were merely supporting its legitimate Shuja government "against foreign interference and factious opposition"." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "factious" from authentic English texts.
What does "factious" mean?
Factious means: Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
What are synonyms of "factious"?
Common synonyms of "factious" include: dissentious, divisive, discordant.
How many example sentences with "factious" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "factious", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.