Meaning & use
confrontational
Tending to deal with disagreements in an aggressive, direct, or challenging manner.
See it in a sentence
His confrontational tone during the meeting made everyone else feel defensive.
She avoided being confrontational and instead raised her concerns quietly afterward.
A note on using this word
Confrontational describes a manner of interacting, often contrasted with cooperative or diplomatic approaches to conflict.
Words with a similar meaning
aggressivecombative
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Words with an opposite meaning
conciliatorydiplomatic
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