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combative
Overview of adj combative
The adj combative has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious -- (inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit")
2. agonistic, agonistical, combative -- (striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach")
3. battleful, bellicose, combative -- (having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature")
Grep of noun combative
combativeness
Antonyms of adj combative
3 senses of combative
Sense 1
contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious
INDIRECT (VIA argumentative) -> unargumentative
Sense 2
agonistic, agonistical, combative
INDIRECT (VIA competitive) -> noncompetitive
Sense 3
battleful, bellicose, combative
INDIRECT (VIA aggressive) -> unaggressive, nonaggressive
Similarity of adj combative
3 senses of combative
Sense 1
contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious
=> argumentative (vs. unargumentative)
Sense 2
agonistic, agonistical, combative
=> competitive (vs. noncompetitive), competitory
Sense 3
battleful, bellicose, combative
=> aggressive (vs. unaggressive)
Pertainyms of adj combative
Attributes of adj combative
Domain of adj combative
Domain Terms of adj combative
Familiarity of adj combative
combative used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj combative
combative
Grep of adv combative
combatively
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