Pugnacity

/pʌɡˈnæsəti/

Synonyms for "pugnacity" (34 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Noun(4 words)
aggressivenessbelligerenceaggression tendencyargumentative stance

Strong matches (10)

Related words (17)

Related word relations

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More general

6 entries
behavioral traitcommunication styledebate behaviordisagreeablenessinstinctpersonality trait

More specific

6 entries
argumentativenessbelligerencecombativenesscontentiousnessmating aggressionterritorial aggression

Collocations

5 entries
display of pugnacitymilitary pugnacitypugnacity in debatepugnacity in negotiationspugnacity toward opponents

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

His sister is out front, cleaning her gun with that intimidating pugnacity that has most of the men in town keeping well clear of her.

Source: wiktionary

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