Thesaurus / argumentative
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In addition to the heat, shifts that should have had five or six employees had two or three, and one of Flores’s former supervisors was “very argumentative,” Flores told the “Today” show.
BURGER KING WORKERS ANNOUNCE RESIGNATION WITH A SIGN OUTSIDE RESTAURANT: ‘WE ALL QUIT’MARISA IATIJULY 13, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThis argumentative stance became a hallmark of his public persona.
PRINCE PHILIP, ROYAL CONSORT TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II, DIES AT 99ADRIAN HIGGINSAPRIL 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe passengers were “non-mask compliant, rowdy, argumentative” and harassed crew members, the airline said.
FAA WARNS OF JAIL TIME, FINES AS AIRPORTS AND AIRLINES PREP FOR UNRULY PASSENGERS AHEAD OF THE INAUGURATIONIAN DUNCAN, LORI ARATANIJANUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTMr. Shiel followed, in a speech which was more personal than argumentative.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLANThe argumentative force of the passage being admitted, its doctrinal import deserves attention.
EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE: THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANSJAMES DENNEYHe simply took his model and abridged it, by throwing out all argumentative, illustrative and amplificatory material.
A HISTORY OF MEDIAEVAL JEWISH PHILOSOPHYISAAC HUSIKThere was something that caught his attention in the note of this—a longing half hopeless, half argumentative to be believed in.
THE TRAGIC MUSEHENRY JAMESBesides, it was not to be denied that even the elderly and argumentative found themselves listening to his discourses.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIMFRANCES HODGSON BURNETTElmer continued, in that smooth argumentative tone he knew how to use so well, and which as a rule was so wonderfully convincing.
STORM-BOUNDALAN DOUGLASAt last Milly's voice crept through, strained and thin, feebly argumentative, the voice of a thing defeated and yet unconvinced.
THE FLAW IN THE CRYSTALMAY SINCLAIRWORDS RELATED TO ARGUMENTATIVE
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- disapproving
- dour
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- ill-disposed
- inhospitable
- inimical
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- militant
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- opposed
- opposite
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- ornery
- pugnacious
- rancorous
- scrappy
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- spiteful
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- unfavorable
- unfriendly
- unkind
- unpropitious
- unsociable
- unsympathetic
- unwelcoming
- viperous
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- vitriolic
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