Combative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒm.bə.tɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Combative is an adjective meaning Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
Meaning
Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
Example Sentences
Their combative conduct leads to many problems.
Salvation arrived - as it so often has in this nerve-shredding campaign - through Dykes, the combative striker.
He finds, not “demigods” but “a combative group of exhausted, drunken, broken, petty, partisan, scheming, squabbling, bloviating, sensory-deprived, underoxygenated, fed-up, talked-out, overheated delegates so distraught they threatened violence, secession.
Synonyms for combative
Depending on context, synonyms include aggressive, antagonistic, assaultive, bellicose, belligerent, martial.
Antonyms for combative
Common opposites include calm, conflict-free, dovish, nonaggressive, nonbellicose, nonbelligerent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include battleful, aggressive, competitive, competitory, bellicose, contentious.
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