be divisive

Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words

Used to state that a subject or issue causes disagreement among people.

divisiveVERBS + divisive

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Examples (10)

  • The issue of immigration reform is deeply divisive within the party.
  • The war was a divisive event that split the nation for years.
  • The new company policy on remote work will be divisive among employees.
  • His leadership style has been notoriously divisive from the beginning.
  • The topic of vaccination can be extremely divisive, even within families.
  • Building the new highway through the historic district was a divisive decision.
  • If not handled carefully, the budget cuts could be very divisive for the team.
  • The plan to change the school curriculum is proving to be divisive among parents.
  • Why is this particular art installation so divisive among critics?
  • He argues that extreme wealth inequality is socially divisive and harmful to democracy.