All combative synonyms
com·bat·ive
C c adj combative
- contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
- 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.
- militant — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- ornery — ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- quarrelsome — inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
- strenuous — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- truculent — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
- warlike — fit, qualified, or ready for war; martial: a warlike fleet; warlike tribes.
- warring — a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- scrappy — fond of fighting, arguing, or competing.
- cussed — obstinate
- fire-eater — an entertainer who pretends to eat fire.
- gladiatorial — of or relating to gladiators or to their combats.
- hawkish — resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- trigger-happy — ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
noun combative
- spiky — having a spike or spikes.
- litigiousness — of or relating to litigation.
adjective combative
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
- aggressive — An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
- confrontational — If you describe the way that someone behaves as confrontational, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are aggressive and likely to cause an argument or dispute.