Agonistic and Mollifying

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Agonistic adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

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Mollifying is an antonym for agonistic.

Nearby Words: agonize, agonise

Mollifying adjective - Tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility.

Usage example: a future son-in-law using mollifying flattery to overcome a bad first impression

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Agonistic is an antonym for mollifying.

Nearby Words: mollify, mollified, mollification

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