Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to confrontation
Examples
“He wants her to give up the idea of international sanctions on Myanmar and he wants her change what he calls her confrontational stance.”
“Mr. Churkin said that Moscow was firmly opposed to the threat of sanctions against Damascus, adding that what he described as the confrontational approach of the European delegations was "against the peaceful settlement of the crisis.”
“Churkin said that Moscow was firmly opposed to the threat of sanctions against Damascus, adding that what he described as the confrontational approach of the European delegations was "against the peaceful settlement of the crisis.”
“Local people, who want to turn the church into a museum, have criticized what they termed the confrontational approach to the issue in the past few days by Rev. Ed Keeping, the parish rector.”
“But rather than spell out what he calls the confrontational forms this 'European”
“Mr. Stronach said auto makers can be competitive if management and employees work together and end what he called the confrontational and adversarial structure that has dominated the industry.”
“P.S. @63, the reason why we are less confrontational is because nowadays, you can very easily be accused of ‘abusing’ staff or ‘raising your voice’ and so on.”
“Then they hammer away in confrontational exercises until you eventually “get it”.”
“Although his radio delivery is usually characterized as confrontational and politically themed, some of his show involves ruminating on topics such as medicine, nutrition, literature, history, theology, philosophy, culture”
“Others were instructed to make their questions "short, sharp and confrontational" - with the word confrontational underlined on their crib sheet.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘confrontational’.
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EN - fine scholarly language
exhort, accretion, twenty-nine, atrophy, additive, brilliantly, interreligious, empiricism, pathologic, limitless, half-century, vigilant and 488 more...
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POL - presidential debates
Some of the catchwords of several presidential debates (Obama-Romney 2012 Denver debate's transcript fully included)
preexist, crosstalk, figure skate, preexisting, spending cut, preconceive, zinger, excruciate, ask over, miniaturize, food stamp, Medicare and 150 more...
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Emotions
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_mark's keywords ™
words that describe me or that i am focusing on.
( personal list )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/personas--2<...satirical, dark, enigmatic, androgyny, appreciative, opinionated, inquisitive, sensitive, nonchalant, acerbic, scientific, circumspective and 229 more...
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SAT Words
modicum, surfeit, conciliatory, confrontational, phlegmatic, vigilant, penurious, squelch, alacrity, exacerbate, derelict, reprieve and 36 more...
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Traits I don't like in people
A list of traits that I don't like in others.
arrogance, confrontational, deceptive, untruthful, volatile, tempermental, feisty, pushy, opinionated, forceful, testy, moody and 11 more...
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vera is not
confrontational, extroverted, stupid, wise, omnipotent, bigoted, bored
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