Vocabulary
Divisive
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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It`s being plundered relentlessly by a handful of favoured corporates on the one hand, while being fractured by communally divisive politics on the other.
Dawn Editorials —
Rahul and Gandhi`s talisman
— 2026-01-20
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The novel`s theme is a biased and divisive depiction of an anti-colonial rebellion by Hindu sanpasis and Muslim fakirs, two ascetic communities in undivided Bengal.
Dawn Editorials —
False notes in a vexed song
— 2025-12-16
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He was assassinated after a tormented tenure despite an unparalleled 414 seats in the 543-member House.Rahul Gandhi is not unaware of the risks of calling out Modi on issues of high corruption, electoral fraud and divisive politics.
Dawn Editorials —
Rahul`s Cinderella challenge
— 2025-12-09
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It is an extremely grave situation for the country and it is the state`s responsibility to unite the people and the federation, rather than alienate citizens through divisive policies and curbs on democratic rights.
Dawn Editorials —
Power and crisis
— 2025-11-26
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Advani`s communally divisive 1990 `rath patra` to Ayodhya was brought to heel by Lalu Prasad Yadav, the state`s chief minister at the time.
Dawn Editorials —
Yorktown, Galwan and Bihar
— 2025-10-28
Synonyms
alienating, estranging, isolating, schismatic; discordant, disharmonious, inharmonious
Curator example
“the highly divisive issue of abortion”
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