as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
the relationship between the president and the congress should not be adversarial if anything is to get done
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Recent Examples of adversarial
Trump’s openly adversarial approach with allies and rivals alike has raised big questions for Carney and other world leaders on how to manage relations with Trump.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
There was nothing adversarial or acrimonious about it.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Since mainstream media coverage of Trump is so often negative, indeed the adversarial relationship is now established, more dispassionate evaluation becomes highly desirable.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Meanwhile, a DeepMind researcher discussed adversarial machine learning, a phenomenon where slight manipulations to input data can drastically alter an AI’s output.
—Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
There was nothing adversarial or acrimonious about it.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Since mainstream media coverage of Trump is so often negative, indeed the adversarial relationship is now established, more dispassionate evaluation becomes highly desirable.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Meanwhile, a DeepMind researcher discussed adversarial machine learning, a phenomenon where slight manipulations to input data can drastically alter an AI’s output.
—Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adversarial
Adjective
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That’s coupled with a more hostile political environment for diversity-forward businesses.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The crowd was right on top of you there, the students rimmed the court, the very definition of a hostile environment.—
Jim Calhoun with Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Despite all the negative attention the movie received, Johnson did not appear concerned with the long-term impact of Madame Web while speaking with the L.A. Times.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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There also exist aspects of their past which would become political fodder in the hands of any opponent’s negative campaign.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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“Adversarial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adversarial. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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