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- Thesaurus|1.2k
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95 entries under argumentative topic. ×
| ardent(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive) | |
| at loggerheads(expression, nasty, determined, hostile, spirited) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| controversial(contrary, belligerent, contentious, quarrelsome) | |
| crabby(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark) | |
| disputative | |
| flip(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive) | |
| hateful(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| have a bone to pick(expression, adjective, idiom, nasty, hostile) | |
| have chip on shoulder(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile) | |
| have it in for(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile) | |
| hot(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive) | |
| hotheaded(adjective, difficult, cruel, vicious, irritable) | |
| huffy(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| impassioned(adjective, difficult, cruel, vicious, irritable) | |
| intimidating(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| mean(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh, unpleasant) | |
| on the outs(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile) | |
| perverse(adjective, quarrelsome) | |
| unruly(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) |
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