Defensive and Quarrelsome

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Defensive adjective - Intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression.

Usage example: a defensive alliance among the small nations against the aggressors

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Quarrelsome is an antonym for defensive.

Nearby Words: defend, defense, defence, defender, defending

Quarrelsome adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

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Defensive is an antonym for quarrelsome.

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