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adversarial

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Synonyms & Antonyms of adversarial

marked by opposition or ill will

the relationship between the president and the congress should not be adversarial if anything is to get done

Synonyms for adversarial

adversary,
antagonistic,
antipathetic,
hostile,
inhospitable,
inimical,
jaundiced,
mortal,
negative,
unfriendly,
unsympathetic

Words Related to adversarial

adverse,
argumentative,
bellicose,
belligerent,
clashing,
combative,
conflicting,
contentious,
contrary,
disputatious,
militant,
opposed,
pugnacious,
quarrelsome,
resisting,
scrappy,
truculent

antisocial,
cold,
cool,
disagreeable,
disapproving,
distant,
frigid,
icy

biased,
prejudiced

discourteous,
ill-bred,
ill-mannered,
impertinent,
impolite,
inconsiderate,
rude,
surly,
uncivil,
unfavorable,
unkind,
unmannerly,
unpleasant,
unsociable

acrimonious,
bitter,
despiteful,
hateful,
malevolent,
malicious,
malign,
malignant,
opprobrious,
rancorous,
spiteful,
unloving,
vindictive,
virulent

Near Antonyms for adversarial

affable,
amiable,
amicable,
civil,
companionable,
comradely,
convivial,
cordial,
genial,
good-natured,
good-tempered,
gracious,
gregarious,
neighborly,
pleasant,
sociable,
social,
warm

affectionate,
devoted,
kind,
kindly,
loving,
nice,
sweet

accepting,
agreeable,
approving,
benign,
empathetic,
favorable,
understanding,
warmhearted,
welcoming

Antonyms for adversarial

friendly,
hospitable,
nonantagonistic,
nonhostile,
sympathetic

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