4
warlike(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive, radical)
3
aggressive(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, radical, stimulating)
3
controversial(adjective, contrary, argumentative, contentious)
3
dissenting(adjective, contentious, defiant)
3
factious(adjective, contrary, argumentative, defiant)
3
gladiatorial(difficult, hostile, irritable, antagonistic, aggressive)
3
hawkish(hostile, antagonistic, aggressive, belligerent, argumentative)
3
protesting(adjective, contentious, oppositional)
3
rebellious(adjective, defiant)
3
resistant(adjective, contentious, defiant)
2
argumentive(adjective, contentious)
2
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, irritable, antagonistic, aggressive)
2
confrontation
2
contradictory(adjective, oppositional)
2
counteracting(adjective, oppositional)
2
counterattacking(adjective, oppositional)
2
crossing(adjective, oppositional)
2
disagreeable
2
disputing(adjective, oppositional)
2
dissident(adjective, contentious)
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