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Triumphant vs Contentious - What's the difference?

triumphant | contentious |

As adjectives the difference between triumphant and contentious

is that triumphant is celebrating victory while contentious is marked by heated arguments or controversy.

triumphant

English

(Webster 1913)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Celebrating victory.
    • a triumphant chariot
    So shall it be in the church triumphant .
    Athena, war's triumphant maid...
  • * {{quote-news, year=2014
    • , date=November 14 , author=Stephen Halliday , title=Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero , work=The Scotsman citation , page= , passage=Strachan emerged triumphant from the battle of former Celtic managers at the venue where they both enjoyed some of the highest points of their coaching careers.}}

    Synonyms

    * triumphal

    Derived terms

    * triumphantly

    Related terms

    * triumph

    External links

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    contentious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Ukraine, however, will complain long and hard about a contentious second-half incident when Marko Devic's shot clearly crossed the line before it was scrambled away by John Terry, only for the officials to remain unmoved.}}
  • Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

    • Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    Derived terms

    * contentiously * contentiousness

    Related terms

    * contend * contender * contention

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