Pugnacious and Stubborn

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Pugnacious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

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Stubborn and pugnacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stubborn" instead an adjective "Pugnacious".

Nearby Word: pugnacity

Stubborn adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.

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Pugnacious and stubborn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pugnacious" instead an adjective "Stubborn".

Nearby Words: stubbornness, stubbornly

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