65 entries under hostile topic. ×

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bellicose(adjective, difficult, antagonistic, aggressive)
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belligerent(adjective, difficult, antagonistic, aggressive)
8
defiant(adjective, aggressive, belligerent, quarrelsome)
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combative(adjective, difficult, aggressive, belligerent)
8
contentious(adjective, difficult, aggressive, radical)
8
truculent(adjective, difficult, antagonistic, aggressive)
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quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, aggressive, radical)
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antagonistic(adjective, contrary, aggressive, belligerent)
7
argumentative(adjective, difficult, antagonistic, contrary)
7
insolent(adjective, belligerent, quarrelsome, defiant)
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contrary(adjective, aggressive, belligerent, argumentative)
6
oppositional(adjective, contrary, contentious, opposing)
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pugnacious(adjective, difficult, aggressive, radical)
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scrappy(adjective, antagonistic, contrary, aggressive)
4
warlike(adjective, antagonistic, aggressive, radical)
3
aggressive(adjective, antagonistic, radical, stimulating)
3
gladiatorial(difficult, irritable, antagonistic, aggressive)
3
hawkish(antagonistic, aggressive, belligerent, argumentative)
1
adverse(adjective, contrary, opposing)
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fractious(adjective, difficult, irritable, belligerent)
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