PUGNACIOUSNESS Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

pugnaciousness

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Noun

But all of that is in addition to his defense, his rebounding, his slashing, his voice, his pugnacity.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Trump had won by fifty-three points there in 2016, and Greene’s paranoid pugnacity seemed like a good fit, if voters could stomach an outsider.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

Definition of pugnacity

Noun

But there is a far more important influence Dobeš can have on this series than his combativeness, and that is his puckhandling.

— Sean Gentille, New York Times, 23 May 2026
As a student at Dartmouth College, Dhillon doubled down on her political beliefs with a combativeness that foreshadowed her later commitment to MAGA.

— Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of combativeness

Noun

Hello to a new era The relationship was characterized by passive aggression, cryptic tweets and small slights that added up to a big, if not inevitable, breakup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Ukraine and its neighbors are increasingly skeptical that the US will come to their aid in the face of Russian aggression, and are taking precautions accordingly.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of aggression

Noun

The previous year, troubled by the growing belligerence of the internet crowd, Atkin had enrolled in self-defense training in her neighborhood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Observing how authenticity manifests as uncompromising, or how candor manifests as belligerence, for example, is an important starting point in discovering Integrity.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of belligerence

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The Oilers have been adding truculence since he was named general manager in 2024.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Last fall’s announcement that Amazon’s Prime Video platform would be teeing up four hours of exclusive coverage of the Masters was met with a predictable show of teeth-gnashing truculence, because how dare the Augusta brass entrust a new carveout to a digital interloper?

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of truculence

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Israel’s bellicosity in conducting a bloody regional conflict for over two years presents a challenge.

— Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
The Supreme Court’s invalidation of most Trump tariffs and the bellicosity of his response, which included the immediate imposition of new 10% tariffs across the board and the threat to increase them to 15%, have done nothing to settle investors’ nerves.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of bellicosity

Noun

Many of Paraguay’s transgressions could have ended in yellow cards, but did not and towards the end, France brought their own feistiness to the fore.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Council, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound, 24-year-old native of Rochester, New York, showed some of that feistiness during the recent Pacers’ workout.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

Definition of feistiness

Noun

No matter how much confidence and aggressiveness Zverev is playing with, the final is still Sinner’s to lose.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Cannon breaks down the accountability, aggressiveness and the perspective needed to play effective defense after the team’s reset week.

— John W. Davis, Oc Register, 5 July 2026

Definition of aggressiveness

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