combative

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

• inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
• striving to overcome in argument
• having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  • "a combative impulse"

Adj

• Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

Synonyms

aggressive, agonistic, agonistical, antagonistic, assaultive, battleful, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, disputative, litigious, martial, militaristic, philopolemic, philopolemical, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent, warlike

Antonyms

calm, conflict-free, dovish, nonaggressive, nonbellicose, nonbelligerent, noncombative, nonmartial, nonmilitaristic, nonviolent, pacific, passive, peaceful, unaggressive, unbellicose, unbelligerent, uncombative, unjingoistic, unmilitaristic, unwarlike

Related Words

fight, irritable, strife