confrontational
[kon-fruh n-tey-shuh-nl, -fruhn-]
- tending toward or ready for confrontation: They came to the meeting with a confrontational attitude.
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Also con·fron·ta·tive [kon-fruh n-tey-tiv, kuh n-fruhn-tuh-] /ˈkɒn frənˌteɪ tɪv, kənˈfrʌn tə-/.
Origin of confrontational
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Contemporary Examples
At two and a half hours, Beautiful sails by quickly—one non-confrontational, unabashedly pop, drop of ear candy follows another.
‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ Review: A Few Discordant Notes, But Damn Great SongsDaniel Gross
January 13, 2014
The other questions, however, fit the non-confrontational mood of the evening.
The PLO, if it must go ahead with an initiative at the U.N. in the coming days, should make it as non-confrontational as possible.
The PLO must work hard to make its U.N. initiative as non-confrontational as possible.
The former Utah governor looked mild and non-confrontational at the Orlando debate—but a poll shows him gaining ground.
Word Origin and History for non-confrontational
confrontational
adj.
1969, from confrontation + -al (1).
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