单词	combativeness
释义	combative adjective com·​bat·​ive kəm-ˈba-tiv  : marked by eagerness to fight or contend combatively adverb combativeness noun Synonyms aggressive agonistic argumentative assaultive bellicose belligerent brawly chippy confrontational contentious discordant disputatious feisty gladiatorial militant pugnacious quarrelsome scrappy truculent warlike See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences When the police tried to arrest him, he became combative. channeling his naturally combative impulses into sports Recent Examples on the Web Some elders with dementia become angry, restless, combative and even violent. Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 But the district’s employee survey, obtained through an open records request, showed Gadson was soon seen by some as combative and demeaning of subordinates. Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 In the hearings that followed, Cunha had been combative and defiant. Hartford Courant, 6 June 2022 Kathy Barnette says the reason for her surge in the latest polls in the crowded, combative and extremely expensive Republican Senate primary in battleground Pennsylvania is simple. Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 11 May 2022 Too many campaigns revolve around the idea that candidates should be not just unyielding or combative but transgressive. The Editors, National Review, 5 Aug. 2022 Former President Donald Trump remained neutral in the high-profile and combative race until Monday night, on the eve of Missouri's primary. Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2022 After an expensive and often combative campaign, voters in a bellwether Northern California county have mostly turned away a slate of far-right candidates who had sought to take control of local government. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 The moments between Huntt and Veronica are tense and at times combative. Jasmin Hernandez, ELLE, 9 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1826, in the meaning defined above combativeness noun as in aggression an inclination to fight or quarrel the boxer was known more for his unbridled combativeness than for his technical skill Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance aggression aggressiveness hostility pugnacity belligerence defiance contentiousness feistiness militance assaultiveness militancy fight bellicosity truculence belligerency scrappiness quarrelsomeness disputatiousness irritability antagonism unfriendliness fierceness militantness testiness jingoism irascibility peevishness militarism chip on one's shoulder petulance rudeness fractiousness crankiness imperialism orneriness disagreeableness irritableness crossness surliness grouchiness grumpiness fretfulness hyperaggressiveness querulousness biliousness acidity huffiness captiousness pettishness waspishness irascibleness Antonyms & Near Antonyms pacifism sociability friendliness geniality nonaggression amiability gentleness affability benevolence graciousness amicability antimilitarism cordiality pleasantness kindliness mildness complaisance anti-imperialism antiaggression amenability placability See More
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