Pugnacious and Tender

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Pugnacious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

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Tender is an antonym for pugnacious.

Nearby Word: pugnacity

Tender adjective - Given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality.

Usage example: tender loving care

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Pugnacious is an antonym for tender.

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Tender and Pugnacious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pugnacious/tender

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