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Synonyms & Antonyms of agonistic
- clearly a writer with a chip on his shoulder, he's very agonistic even when stating indisputable facts
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Words Related to agonistic
- acidic,
- bearish,
- bilious,
- bristly,
- choleric,
- crabby,
- cranky,
- cross,
- disagreeable,
- dyspeptic,
- fractious,
- fretful,
- grouchy,
- grumpy,
- huffy,
- ill-humored,
- ill-natured,
- ill-tempered,
- irascible,
- irritable,
- ornery,
- peevish,
- pettish,
- petulant,
- prickly,
- querulous,
- rude,
- snappish,
- snappy,
- stroppy
- [British],
- surly,
- testy,
- touchy,
- ugly,
- waspish
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19 Words for the Cranky and Disagreeable
19 Words for the Cranky and Disagreeable
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“Agonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agonistic. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of agonistic was in 1656
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