Combative and Violent

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Combative

Combative adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

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Violent and combative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Violent" instead an adjective "Combative".

Nearby Words: combat, combated, combatant, combating, combatively

Violent

Violent adjective - Marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity.

Usage example: a violent fight that left several people badly hurt

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Combative and violent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combative" instead an adjective "Violent".

Nearby Words: violence, violently, violator

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Selection pressure against violent behavior may have directly converted an obsolete fighting impulse to cowardice, because combative puppeteers weren't allowed to breed.

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