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combative
- /ˈkɒm.bə.tɪv/ UK
- /kɒmˈbæ.tɪv/ UK, uncommon
- /kəmˈbæ.tɪv/ US
- /ˈkɑm.bə.tɪv/ US
adjective more combative · most combative
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Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
Their combative conduct leads to many problems.
Similar: aggressive, antagonistic, assaultive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, martial, militaristic, philopolemic, philopolemical, pugnacious, quarrelsome
Opposite: calm, conflict-free, dovish, nonaggressive, nonbellicose, nonbelligerent, noncombative, nonmartial, nonmilitaristic, nonviolent, pacific, passive, peaceful, unaggressive, unbellicose, unbelligerent, uncombative, unjingoistic, unmilitaristic, unwarlike
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adjective
Opposite: calm, conflict-free, dovish, nonaggressive, nonbellicose, nonbelligerent, noncombative, nonmartial, nonmilitaristic, nonviolent, pacific, passive, peaceful, unaggressive, unbellicose, unbelligerent, uncombative, unjingoistic, unmilitaristic, unwarlike
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adj given to fighting
| Español | combativo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 喧嘩っ早い kenkappayai |
| Português | combativo |
| Français | combatif |
| Deutsch | kampfeslustig, kampflustig, kämpferisch, streitlustig, streitsüchtig, streitbar |
| Italiano | combattivo |
| Română | combativ |
| Русский | боево́й bojevój, вои́нственный voínstvennyj, агресси́вный agressívnyj, драчли́вый dračlívyj |
Talk about this word "combative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/combative. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. combative. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/combative "combative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/combative.Cite this
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title = {combative},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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