pugnaciously Sentence Examples
- He pugnaciously challenged anyone who dared to question his authority.
- The dog growled pugnaciously at anyone who approached its territory.
- The politician pugnaciously defended his policies during the heated debate.
- She pugnaciously confronted her critics, refusing to back down from her stance.
- The wrestler pugnaciously entered the ring, ready to take down his opponent.
- Despite being outnumbered, the soldiers pugnaciously fought against the enemy forces.
- The manager pugnaciously demanded better performance from his team members.
- The cat hissed pugnaciously when the unfamiliar dog entered its territory.
- The protestors marched pugnaciously through the streets, chanting slogans of defiance.
- His comments were delivered pugnaciously, leaving no room for negotiation or compromise.
pugnaciously Meaning
pugnaciously (r)
in a pugnacious manner
Synonyms & Antonyms of pugnaciously
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- good-natured
- nonaggressive
- benevolent
- easygoing
- conciliatory
- friendly
- nonaggressive
- peaceful
- pacific
- conciliatory
- peaceful
- gracious
- pleasant
- affable
- unwarlike
- genial
- benevolent
- friendly
- pacific
- affable
- amiable
- amiable
- unwarlike
- pleasant
- good-natured
- genial
- cordial
- gracious
- cordial
- easygoing
- peaceable
- peaceable
Synonyms:
- truculent
- belligerent
- warlike
- confrontational
- quarrelsome
- brawly
- gladiatorial
- savage
- antagonistic
- ugly
- irritable
- chippy
- argumentative
- vicious
- fierce
- agonistic
- feisty
- rude
- bellicose
- combative
- acidic
- disputatious
- assaultive
- scrappy
Antonyms:
- obliging
- benign
- ingratiating
- gentle
- unbelligerent
- complaisant
- benign
- unbelligerent
- obliging
- uncontentious
- tranquil
- nonbelligerent
- anti-imperialist
- kindhearted
- calm
- amicable
- mild
- relaxed
- antimilitarist
- relaxed
- uncombative
- kindhearted
- serene
- calm
- serene
- quiet
- antimilitarist
- ingratiating
- amicable
- mild
- uncombative
- sociable
- gentle
- tranquil
- sociable
- quiet
- good-tempered
- anti-imperialist
- complaisant
- nonbelligerent
- uncontentious
- good-tempered
Synonyms:
- grumpy
- waspish
- bilious
- bristly
- fretful
- testy
- disagreeable
- touchy
- battling
- ill-natured
- irascible
- ill-humored
- bearish
- cranky
- querulous
- ill-tempered
- on-the-warpath
- ornery
- stroppy
- petulant
- choleric
- snappish
- discordant
- fighting
- fractious
- crabby
- prickly
- warring
- pettish
- surly
- peevish
- grouchy
- huffy
- hot-tempered
- cross
- dyspeptic
- snappy
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word pugnaciously
in a pugnacious manner
hostile, militant,aggressive, contentious, truculent, belligerent, warlike, confrontational, quarrelsome, brawly
good-natured, nonaggressive, benevolent, easygoing, conciliatory, friendly, nonaggressive, peaceful, pacific, conciliatory
He pugnaciously challenged anyone who dared to question his authority.
The dog growled pugnaciously at anyone who approached its territory.
The politician pugnaciously defended his policies during the heated debate.
She pugnaciously confronted her critics, refusing to back down from her stance.
