argumentative

ar·gu·men·ta·tive

adjective \ˌär-gyə-ˈmen-tə-tiv\

Definition of ARGUMENTATIVE

1

: characterized by argument : controversial

2

: given to argument : disputatious

— ar·gu·men·ta·tive·ly adverb

Variants of ARGUMENTATIVE

ar·gu·men·ta·tive also ar·gu·men·tive \-ˈmen-tiv\

Examples of ARGUMENTATIVE

1. He became more argumentative during the debate.
2. <he's too argumentative to be part of a project in which teamwork is critical>

First Known Use of ARGUMENTATIVE

15th century

Related to ARGUMENTATIVE

Synonyms

contentious, controversial, disputatious, polemical (also polemic), quarrelsome, scrappy

Antonyms

nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious

Related Words

aggressive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, truculent, warlike; feisty, fractious, surly; balky, contrary, ornery, perverse, restive, wayward; disobedient, froward, insubordinate, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory; hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pigheaded, resistant, self-opinionated, self-willed, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising, uncooperative, unreasonable, unyielding, willful (or wilful); acidic, bearish, bilious, cantankerous, captious, choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, disagreeable, dyspeptic, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, huffy, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, peevish, pettish, petulant, querulous, rude, snappish, snappy, splenetic, testy, touchy, waspish; battling, fighting, warring

Near Antonyms

affable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, cordial, easygoing, friendly, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, ingratiating, pleasant, sociable; acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, complaisant, compliant, complying, conciliatory, cooperative, obliging; docile, obedient, submissive, tractable; pacific, peaceable, peaceful

Rhymes with ARGUMENTATIVE

representative