Contentious
Contentious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Statesmanlike and contentious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Statesmanlike" instead an adjective "Contentious".
Nearby Word: contention
Statesmanlike
Statesmanlike adjective - Marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman.
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Synonyms for Statesmanlike
Contentious and statesmanlike are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contentious" instead an adjective "Statesmanlike".
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Related pairs
- irritable and contentious
- irritable and statesmanlike
- fractious and contentious
- fractious and statesmanlike
- ferocious and contentious
- ferocious and statesmanlike
- hostile and contentious
- hostile and statesmanlike
- antagonistic and contentious
- antagonistic and statesmanlike
- truculent and contentious
- truculent and statesmanlike
- antipathetic and contentious
- antipathetic and statesmanlike
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