confrontational
tending toward or ready for confrontation: They came to the meeting with a confrontational attitude.
Origin of confrontational
1- Also con·fron·ta·tive [kon-fruhn-tey-tiv, kuhn-fruhn-tuh-]. /ˈkɒn frənˌteɪ tɪv, kənˈfrʌn tə-/.
Other words from confrontational
- non·con·fron·ta·tion·al, adjective
Words Nearby confrontational
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How to use confrontational in a sentence
As tensions rose, King and John Lewis repeatedly urged Richardson to be less confrontational and more compromising, she said.
Gloria Richardson pushed aside a bayonet as a ’60s civil rights activist. Now 98, she wants the new generation to fight on. | Keith L. Alexander | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostAs if the current climate of the world wasn’t confrontational enough … I kind of tapped into an issue that used to be clear to me, but now simply has me confused.
These means include maintaining superior military power, economic pressure, independence in decision making, and a more confrontational approach toward China.
Poll: Sharp partisan differences now exist on foreign policy, views of American exceptionalism | Dan Balz, Scott Clement | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostI’m probably the most relaxed person in my group of friends, and I’m not confrontational at all in my personal life.
Think of a giant tug of war in which all the tugs have been toward more extreme and more confrontational versions of the party.
Why There Are So Few Moderate Republicans Left | Lee Drutman (drutman@newamerica.org) | August 24, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
He wants to repeal Obamacare, and he wants to be confrontational.
Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground? | Eleanor Clift | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe email exchanges started out as cordial, if cold, but gradually grew more confrontational.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad | Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor Sara and other demonstrators, it was important that the situation did not become too confrontational.
Known on stage for his confrontational style, Gelman heckles the audience as much as they heckle him.
Brett Gelman Has Dinner with Your Favorite TV Sidekicks | Rich Goldstein | April 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe teenager is said to have had a confrontational phone call the night before he allegedly went on his rampage.
The House’s GOP Psychologist May Finally Get a Mental-Health Bill Passed | Eleanor Clift | April 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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