agonistic
- adjective
- /ˌæɡəˈnɪstɪk/
- Formal
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combativo
- His agonistic nature made him a formidable opponent in every debate.
So maybe that would be some way in which you can ignore agonistic.
- So maybe that would be some way in which you can ignore agonistic.
Examples
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By contrast, anger/threat displays signal a competitive or agonistic form of interaction and are routinely used by politicians to intimidate opponents and rally core supporters, although responses to nonverbal communication may vary somewhat depending on the cultural context.
Academic text (2015) -
Fry's argument here, like Piet Mondrian's early experiments with abstraction, can be understood as evolving out of the classical view, even if adopting an agonistic stance in relation to it.
Academic text (2013) -
Because then we start building this player subject and we start thinking, well, doing this kind of agonistic conflict play makes sense.
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That self is defined by the agonistic struggle to do so, to impose its will on reality.
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He is neither above nor separate from the agonistic, performative context of social communication.
Academic text (1990) -
The trickster is agonistic imagination and aggressive liberation, a "doing" in narrative points of view, and outside the imposed structures.
Academic text (1990) -
In the past, it has been assumed that they are largely, if not entirely, agonistic, but some may have other functions, such as alerting neighbors to the presence of intruders or predators.
Academic text (1990) -
On the surface, these striking sex differences appear inconsistent with sex-role orientation distinctions calling for males to be more agonistic and competitive and females more accommodating and communal.
Academic text (2002) -
My main problem with achievements is that the way they have generally been implemented, they are kind of predatory on certain profiles of players (the completionists being one) and contribute to fostering a generally agonistic/competitive social environment I find... ugly for lack of a better word.
Blog text (22) -
The team displayed an agonistic spirit during the championship, pushing each other to achieve their best.
Synonyms
248
3.6
Determined and energetic in trying to reach goals
152
3.9
Wanting to be better than other people and win
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7.0
Showing anger and wanting to argue with others
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6.1
Being ready to argue or fight
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7.5
Being ready to argue or fight
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6.8
Acting in a hostile way toward someone or something
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8.6
Gets angry easily and often argues with people
3
7.8
Likely to argue or fight with other people
3
9.8
Quick to argue or fight and often angry
1
5.8
Too forceful or pushy in a way that makes other people uncomfortable
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8.1
Describing disagreement between people, groups, or inside a person
Wanting strongly to argue and win in a discussion
Someone who acts in a pushy way to get ahead and promote their own interests
Antonyms
How Combative
Surface Forms
Morphology
agonistic = agonist (opaque) = agon + ist + ic
The adjective is built from 'agonist' + -ic where 'agonist' and its source root are uncommon; the sense 'combative' is not transparently derivable by average learners from the components.
Etymology
The word agonistic comes from the Greek root agon, which means 'contest' or 'struggle' and is the same root as agony and agonize. So to call someone agonistic is to say they are ready to fight or argue, like they are always in a contest.