38
hostile(adjective, mean, attack, sharp, nasty)
38
aggressive(adjective, attack, sharp, nasty, attitude)
32
warlike(adjective, mean, attack, nasty, violent)
30
bellicose(adjective, mean, attack, sharp, nasty)
29
combative(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty)
28
militant(noun, adjective, person, mean, attack)
22
pugnacious(noun, adjective, mean, attack, sharp)
20
quarrelsome(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty)
16
contentious(noun, adjective, mean, attack, sharp)
15
antagonistic(adjective, sharp, nasty, cross, violent)
15
martial(adjective, warfare, having)
12
argumentative(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, determined)
11
fighter(noun, person, conflict, combatant)
11
warring(adjective, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
10
truculent(adjective, attack, nasty, determined, antagonistic)
10
fighting(verb, adjective, nasty, determined, hostile)
9
combatant(noun, adjective, person, attack, tough)
9
disputatious(adjective, difficult, hostile, contrary, aggressive)
9
scrappy(noun, adjective, mean, attack, sharp)
8
gladiator(noun, tough, opponent, champion, mercenary)
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