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Synonyms for confrontational
ˌkɒn frənˈteɪ ʃə nl, -frʌn-; ˈkɒn frənˌteɪ tɪv, kənˈfrʌn tə-con·fronta·tion·al

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  1. confrontationaladjective

    of or relating to confrontation

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  1. conflictfuladjective

    a conflictful approach will lead to many confrontations

    he's a very confrontational character.

    Submitted by anonymous on April 24, 2022  

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  1. List of paraphrases for "confrontational":

    antagonistic, adversarial, conflictual, conflicting, contentious

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#46040adversarial
#49221antagonistic
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How to use confrontational in a sentence?

  1. Mustafa Alani:

    I think we're going to see a more confrontational policy, faster decision-making and more long-term thinking. A leadership that won't hesitate from any confrontation.

  2. Nic Newman:

    The use of social media for news has started to fall in a number of key markets after years of continuous growth, we continue to see a rise in the use of messaging apps for news as consumers look for more private (and less confrontational) spaces to communicate.

  3. Brian Levin:

    People in this movement allow for confronting, jostling, committing low-level types of offenses, but there has been for some time a core that have tipped the movement to confrontational violence, the hardest edge in the Antifa spectrum comes under that category...not all Antifa are busting heads.

  4. Milan Vaishnav:

    While Delhi is not very significant in electoral terms, a BJP loss there shatters the popular narrative around the BJP’s invincibility, a loss in Delhi certainly signals an end to Modi’s honeymoon. Furthermore, because it is the capital city, an opposition government, especially one led by the confrontational AAP, would be a constant thorn in the Modi government’s side.

  5. Robert Kelly:

    The South Korean left has been more accommodating of North Korea, more willing to engage. The South Korean right has been more hawkish and more confrontational.


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