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All at loggerheads synonyms

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adj at loggerheads

  • combative — A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue.
  • contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
  • hostile — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
  • quarrelsome — inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
  • ornery — ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
  • bellicose — You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight.
  • antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
  • aggressive — An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
  • militant — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
  • flip — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
  • fighting — fit to fight: a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape.
  • mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
  • conflicting — clashing; contradictory
  • disputing — to engage in argument or debate.
  • ardent — Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
  • cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
  • fierce — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
  • hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
  • hot-tempered — easily angered; short-tempered.
  • pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
  • truculent — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
  • warlike — fit, qualified, or ready for war; martial: a warlike fleet; warlike tribes.
  • scrappy — fond of fighting, arguing, or competing.
  • battling — a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo.
  • have a bone to pick — to have grounds for a quarrel
  • have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • on the outs — on unfriendly terms
  • at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
  • at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
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