argumentative

ar·gu·men·ta·tive

adj \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

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Rhymes with ARGUMENTATIVE

representative