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Synonyms & Antonyms of pugnacity
an inclination to fight or quarrel
- the players need to temper their pugnacity with a little self-restraint—their aggressive style of play too often results in penalties
Synonyms for pugnacity
Words Related to pugnacity
- acidity,
- biliousness,
- captiousness,
- crankiness,
- crossness,
- disagreeableness,
- fractiousness,
- fretfulness,
- grouchiness,
- grumpiness,
- huffiness,
- irascibility,
- irascibleness,
- irritability,
- irritableness,
- orneriness,
- peevishness,
- pettishness,
- petulance,
- querulousness,
- rudeness,
- surliness,
- testiness,
- waspishness
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