Assaultive and Affable

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Assaultive adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

Usage example: with viciously assaultive prose the writer takes on her critics

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Affable is an antonym for assaultive.

Affable adjective - Having a relaxed, casual manner.

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Assaultive is an antonym for affable.

Nearby Words: affability, affably

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Affable and Assaultive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assaultive/affable

Assaultive & Affable. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/assaultive/affable>.

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