Antonyms for combative
kəmˈbæt ɪvcom·bat·ive

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1. contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigiousadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   noncompetitive, unaggressive, nonaggressive, unargumentative

   Synonyms:
   bellicose, agonistic, battleful, agonistical, litigious, disputative, disputatious, contentious

2. agonistic, agonistical, combativeadjective

   striving to overcome in argument

   "a dialectical and agonistic approach"

   Antonyms:
   noncompetitive, unaggressive, unargumentative, nonaggressive

   Synonyms:
   strained, bellicose, agonistic, battleful, agonistical, litigious, disputative, disputatious, contentious

3. battleful, bellicose, combativeadjective

   having or showing a ready disposition to fight

   "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"

   Antonyms:
   unaggressive, unargumentative, noncompetitive, nonaggressive

   Synonyms:
   agonistical, agonistic, battleful, bellicose, litigious, disputative, disputatious, contentious

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1. combativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   pugnacious, contentious, bellicose, belligerent

How to use combative in a sentence?

1. Betsy Brantner Smith:

   Was the use of force reasonable for the crime at issue? The video doesn't show what the underlying crime was, other than he was apparently intoxicated and possibly combative, what did the officer know about the chemical composition of the hand sanitizer in their lobby? Many people use hand sanitizer and smoke cigarettes without exploding.

2. Hugh Dugan:

   A look at the record shows that Trump has continued to fund it at historic levels, chose it to sanction North Korea, and uses it as a platform to defend Israel. However, there is a wide misperception fed by Trump detractors and a combative media that his Administration has walked away from the U.N., other countries mimic the U.S., and what they hear has led them to go slow on support and check writing.

3. Stuart Roberts:

   He was combative the entire time.

4. The FAA:

   When a second flight attendant instructed the passenger to wear his mask over his nose and mouth, he became combative and used offensive language.

5. United States:

   Sometimes you might have people who like to create tension, be combative, go to war to divert attention.

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