DISPUTATIOUSNESS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

disputatiousness

noun

as in aggression

an inclination to fight or quarrel the stubborn disputatiousness of the committee members kept them from getting much accomplished

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Noun

The United States must therefore carefully balance the need to de-risk against the need to deter aggression.

— GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Game fowl are bred for aggression by definition, said Jenny Berg, California state director of the Humane World for Animals, which worked with Rogers on the bill.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of aggression

Noun

Video from the Virginia incident, which shows an agent with a gun, has reignited conversations about the aggressiveness of ICE enforcement.

— Juan Benn Jr, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026
She’s learned how to channel her competitiveness and aggressiveness in a much better way, a more productive way.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of aggressiveness

Noun

The Soviet Union took them from Japan in the final days of World War II, and the dispute has kept the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were already at loggerheads over Syria, with Saudi Arabia backing the post-Assad regime and the UAE sharing Israel’s hostility to it, and Yemen, where Saudi Arabia had just driven out Emirati proxies.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of hostility

Noun

With just four games of their regular season remaining, their challenge for the promotion play-offs seemed to be slipping away without much of a fight.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
No matter, seconds later Scott's corner threw multiple towels in the ring to stop the fight.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of fight

Noun

The recent stock market advance has been impressive in its defiance of major concerns, as a bullish consensus takes shape on Wall Street.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
The device’s user manual also warns it should not be used in response to verbal defiance, or for punishment, torture or horseplay.

— Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of defiance

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