All factional synonyms
facΒ·tionΒ·al
F f adj factional
- partisan β a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
- parochial β of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- conflicting β clashing; contradictory
- different β not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- various β of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another: Various experiments have not proved his theory.
- dissimilar β not similar; unlike; different.
- disparate β distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- atypical β Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind.
- diverse β of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions.
- contrary β Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- contradictory β If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- provincial β belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- limited β confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- fanatic β a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- splinter β a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- nonconformist β a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- dissident β a person who dissents.
- doctrinaire β a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
- local β low-cal.
- partial β being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- separatist β a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
- narrow β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- factious β given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- irregular β without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- off-key β deviating from the correct tone or pitch; out of tune.
- opposite β situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- unequal β not equal; not of the same quantity, quality, value, rank, ability, etc.: People are unequal in their capacities.
- unlike β different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
- unnatural β contrary to the laws or course of nature.
- untypical β of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- variant β tending to change or alter; exhibiting variety or diversity; varying: variant shades of color.
- poles apart β each of the extremities of the axis of the earth or of any spherical body.
- alike β If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
- unsimilar β having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
- bigoted β Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
- clannish β If you describe a group of people as clannish, you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group.
- dogmatic β relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- fanatical β motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- insular β of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- nonconforming β to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- rigid β stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- skeptical β doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- hidebound β narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant.
- schismatic β Also, schismatical. of, relating to, or of the nature of schism; guilty of schism.
- small-town β of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or village: a typical, small-town general store.
- cliquish β If you describe a group of people or their behavior as cliquish, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
- regional β of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- selfish β devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
adjective factional
- sectarian β of or relating to sectaries or sects.