Conciliating and Combative

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

Usage example: small conciliating acts designed to win the trust of the new neighbors

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Combative is an antonym for conciliating.

Combative adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

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Conciliating is an antonym for combative.

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Combative and Conciliating. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conciliating/combative

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