Synonyms: battleful, bellicose, combative
Definition: having or showing a ready disposition to fight
Usage: bellicose young officers; a combative impulse; a contentious nature
Similar words: aggressive
Definition: having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
Usage: an aggressive businessman; an aggressive basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions; aggressive drivers
Synonyms: combative, agonistic, agonistical
Definition: striving to overcome in argument
Usage: a dialectical and agonistic approach
Similar words: competitive, competitory
Definition: involving competition or competitiveness
Usage: competitive games; to improve one's competitive position
Synonyms: disputatious, disputative, contentious, litigious, combative
Definition: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
Usage: a style described as abrasive and contentious; a disputatious lawyer; a litigious and acrimonious spirit
Similar words: argumentative
Definition: given to or characterized by argument
Usage: an argumentative discourse; argumentative to the point of being cantankerous; an intelligent but argumentative child