7
belligerent(adjective, difficult, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive)
6
quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, energetic, vigorous, irritable)
5
battler(noun, adjective)
5
bellicose(adjective, difficult, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive)
5
combative(adjective, difficult, vigorous, hostile, aggressive)
5
contentious(adjective, difficult, energetic, hostile, antagonistic)
5
warlike(adjective, energetic, vigorous, hostile, antagonistic)
4
disputatious(adjective, difficult, irritable, discord, turbulent)
4
militant(adjective, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
4
pugnacious(adjective, difficult, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive)
3
aggressive(adjective, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, radical)
3
argumentative(adjective, difficult, antagonistic, aggressive, turbulent)
2
agonistic
2
combatant
2
confrontational(difficult, hostile, irritable, antagonistic, aggressive)
2
controversial(adjective, discord)
2
fighter(noun, adjective)
2
gladiator
2
litigious(adjective, difficult, irritable, discord, turbulent)
2
scrappy(adjective, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive, radical)
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