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combative

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of combative

feeling or displaying eagerness to fight

channeling his naturally combative impulses into sports

Synonyms of combative

aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, assaultive, bellicose, belligerent, brawly, chippy, confrontational, contentious, discordant, disputatious, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike

Words Related to combative

antagonistic, fierce, hostile, hot-tempered

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

savage, vicious

battling, fighting, warring

Phrases Synonymous with combative

Near Antonyms of combative

anti-imperialist, antimilitarist, unwarlike

affable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, complaisant, conciliatory, cordial, easygoing, friendly, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, ingratiating, kindhearted, obliging, pleasant, sociable

calm, quiet, relaxed, serene, tranquil

benign, gentle, kindly, mild

Antonyms of combative

nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious

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