combative synonyms, antonyms & meanings

Synonyms for combative: aggressive, belligerent, pugnacious, argumentative, confrontational, hostile.

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Definitions

﹒Ready or eager to fight; pugnacious.

﹒Relating to or characterized by an argumentative or hostile nature.

Examples

﹒The politician adopted a combative tone during the debate, frequently interrupting his opponent.

﹒She became increasingly combative when her colleagues questioned the validity of her research.

﹒Despite the combative nature of the meeting, the team eventually reached a consensus.

Synonyms

aggressive belligerent pugnacious argumentative confrontational hostile truculent

Antonyms

peaceful amiable conciliatory cooperative friendly pacific docile

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