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
Organizations should prepare by securing AI training data, implementing robust anomaly detection and continuously stress-testing models against adversarial inputs.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Her far-right deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, has taken a more pro-Trump line, in a country where European rearmament in response to Mr. Trump’s more adversarial United States has many critics.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
James argued that without safeguards, digital assets could undermine U.S. dollar dominance, weaken national security if individuals anonymously finance criminal operations and fund adversarial regimes, and subject investors to price manipulation in rigged markets.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Some also argue that Cyber Command isn't able to carry out as many offensive strikes over fears that doing so will burn whatever covert operations the NSA is carrying out on adversarial networks.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Her far-right deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, has taken a more pro-Trump line, in a country where European rearmament in response to Mr. Trump’s more adversarial United States has many critics.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
James argued that without safeguards, digital assets could undermine U.S. dollar dominance, weaken national security if individuals anonymously finance criminal operations and fund adversarial regimes, and subject investors to price manipulation in rigged markets.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Some also argue that Cyber Command isn't able to carry out as many offensive strikes over fears that doing so will burn whatever covert operations the NSA is carrying out on adversarial networks.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adversarial
Adjective
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John Shine described to me a research trip to the hostile mountain environs of Tasmania, where snakes stay under cover except for the 20 or 30 warm days each year.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Union members shared other experiences and stories, including those of an increasingly hostile work environment for some.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2025
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But if your reflection is limited to replaying the negative parts of your social interactions and perpetuating feelings of shame or self-criticism, that’s less constructive, says Janeé Steele, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Kalamazoo, Michigan.—
Seraphina Seow,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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The evidence for this is her (few) actions at the tournament, which are being construed as overwhelmingly negative.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Adversarial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adversarial. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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