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[ kon-fruhn-tey-shuh-nl, -fruhn- ] / ˌkɒn frənˈteɪ ʃə nl, -frʌn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR confrontational ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivetending toward or ready for confrontation: They came to the meeting with a confrontational attitude. Also con·fron·ta·tive [kon-fruhn-tey-tiv, kuhn-fruhn-tuh-]. /ˈkɒn frənˌteɪ tɪv, kənˈfrʌn tə-/. Origin of confrontationalconfrontation + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM confrontationalnon·con·fron·ta·tion·al, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for confrontationalAt two and a half hours, Beautiful sails by quickly—one non-confrontational, unabashedly pop, drop of ear candy follows another. ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ Review: A Few Discordant Notes, But Damn Great Songs|Daniel Gross|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The other questions, however, fit the non-confrontational mood of the evening. Mr. Lieberman Goes To Washington|Ali Gharib|December 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST The PLO, if it must go ahead with an initiative at the U.N. in the coming days, should make it as non-confrontational as possible. The Palestinian Choice—And Ours|Hussein Ibish|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST The PLO must work hard to make its U.N. initiative as non-confrontational as possible. The Palestinian Choice—And Ours|Hussein Ibish|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Words related to confrontationalcombative, adversarial, antagonistic, bellicose, adverse, opposed, uncooperative, disruptive, pugnacious, contentious, cantankerous, truculent |