In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.
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Adversarial
//ˌæd.vəˈsɛə.ɹi.əl//
Synonyms for "adversarial" (2 found)
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Related words (1)
Adjective(1 words)
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Antonyms
1 entriesderived
9 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 6 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- عدائي adj (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 對抗的 /对抗的 adj (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary)
- 敵對的 /敌对的 adj (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary)
Dutch
1 entries- vijandig adj (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary)
Finnish
1 entries- vihamielinen adj (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary)
German
4 entries- auf Gegensätzen beruhend adj (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary)
- feindlich adj (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary)
- gegnerisch adj (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary)
- konfliktreich adj (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary)
Spanish
1 entries- adverso adj (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The White Paper therefore aims to tackle complexity rather then ownership of the railways, and to eliminate "the adversarial relationships between operators, suppliers, NR and government".
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Canada uses an adversarial system of criminal justice, whereas France uses an inquisitorial model.
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