23 entries under hostile topic. ×

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warlike(adjective, energetic, violent, antagonistic)
9
militant(adjective, energetic, violent, antagonistic)
8
aggressive(adjective, offensive, energetic, violent)
8
belligerent(adjective, energetic, violent, antagonistic)
7
bellicose(adjective, energetic, violent, antagonistic)
7
combative(adjective, violent, antagonistic, aggressive)
7
pugnacious(adjective, energetic, violent, antagonistic)
5
antagonistic(adjective, energetic, violent, aggressive)
5
contentious(adjective, energetic, violent, antagonistic)
5
truculent(adjective, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive)
5
warring(adjective, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive)
4
fighting(adjective, unfriendly, aggressive, belligerent)
4
quarrelsome(adjective, energetic, violent, antagonistic)
3
jingoistic(adjective, difficult, determined, awkward)
2
confrontational(adjective, antagonistic, aggressive, belligerent)
2
warmongering(adjective, difficult, determined, awkward)
1
disputative(adjective, difficult, determined, awkward)
1
gladiatorial(adjective, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive)
1
jousting(adjective, difficult, determined, awkward)
1
ready to fight(expression, adjective, idiom, determined, awkward)
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