Combative
Combative adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Determined and combative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Determined" instead an adjective "Combative".
Determined
Determined adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.
Combative and determined are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combative" instead an adjective "Determined".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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G.I. Joe has the medic, Lineline, who although he does have some training in non-combative martial arts like Judo for strict purposes of self-defense, is determined to never intentionally harm another person.
Source: Actual Pacifist
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