Hammer-and-tongs
Hammer-and-tongs adjective - Marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity.
Usage example: the scuffle escalated into a hammer-and-tongs fight
Hostile and hammer-and-tongs are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hostile" instead an adjective phrase "Hammer-and-tongs".
Hostile
Hostile adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Hammer-and-tongs and hostile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hammer-and-tongs" instead an adjective "Hostile".
Nearby Word: hostility
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- violent and hammer-and-tongs
- violent and hostile
- vicious and hammer-and-tongs
- vicious and hostile
- antagonistic and hammer-and-tongs
- antagonistic and hostile
- truculent and hammer-and-tongs
- truculent and hostile
- destructive and hammer-and-tongs
- destructive and hostile
- quarrelsome and hammer-and-tongs
- quarrelsome and hostile
- aggressive and hammer-and-tongs
- aggressive and hostile
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