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Argumentative vs Adversarial - What's the difference?

argumentative | adversarial |

As adjectives the difference between argumentative and adversarial

is that argumentative is prone to argue or dispute while adversarial is characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.

argumentative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Prone to argue or dispute

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    () * argue * arguer * arguable * argument * argumentation

    See also

    * disputatious * dispute

    External links

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    adversarial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial . }}

    Antonyms

    * cooperative

    Derived terms

    * adversarial system * adversarially