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feistiness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of feistiness

an inclination to fight or quarrel

a panel of political pundits with a well-earned reputation for unfettered feistiness

Synonyms of feistiness

aggression, aggressiveness, assaultiveness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, defiance, disputatiousness, fight, militance, militancy, militantness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, scrappiness, truculence

Words Related to feistiness

antagonism, fierceness, hostility, hyperaggressiveness, unfriendliness

imperialism, jingoism, militarism

acidity, biliousness, captiousness, crankiness, crossness, disagreeableness, fractiousness, fretfulness, grouchiness, grumpiness, huffiness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, irritableness, orneriness, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, querulousness, rudeness, surliness, testiness, waspishness

Phrases Synonymous with feistiness

chip on one's shoulder

Near Antonyms of feistiness

antiaggression, anti-imperialism, antimilitarism

affability, amiability, amicability, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, graciousness, pleasantness, sociability

gentleness, kindliness, mildness

amenability, complaisance, placability

Antonyms of feistiness

nonaggression, pacifism

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sporadic

not constant or steady