69 entries under argumentative topic. ×

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bellicose(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
8
belligerent(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
8
combative(adjective, difficult, hostile, aggressive, belligerent)
8
contentious(adjective, difficult, hostile, aggressive, radical)
8
truculent(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
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quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, hostile, aggressive, radical)
7
antagonistic(adjective, hostile, contrary, aggressive, belligerent)
6
contrary(adjective, hostile, aggressive, belligerent)
6
pugnacious(adjective, difficult, hostile, aggressive, radical)
4
warlike(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive, radical)
3
aggressive(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, radical, stimulating)
3
controversial(adjective, contrary, contentious)
3
factious(adjective, contrary, defiant)
3
hawkish(hostile, antagonistic, aggressive, belligerent)
2
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, irritable, antagonistic, aggressive)
1
hostile(adjective, contrary, aggressive, belligerent)
1
difficult(adjective, irritable)
1
fractious(adjective, difficult, hostile, irritable, belligerent)
1
irascible(adjective, difficult, irritable, aggressive, belligerent)
1
irritable(adjective, difficult, aggressive, belligerent)
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