combative
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
a style described as abrasive and contentious
Related & opposite
- contravention derivation
- quarrelsomeness derivation
- litigiousness derivation
- dispute derivation
- controversy derivation
- quarrel derivation
- argumentative similar to
Sense 2 adjective
striving to overcome in argument
a dialectical and agonistic approach
Related & opposite
- combativeness derivation
- competitive similar to
Sense 3 adjective
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
bellicose young officers
Related & opposite
- combativeness derivation
- battle derivation
- aggressive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | contravention |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | quarrelsomeness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | litigiousness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dispute |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | controversy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | quarrel |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | argumentative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | combativeness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | competitive |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | combativeness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | battle |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | aggressive |