Antonyms for argumentative


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ahr-gyuh-men-tuh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɑr gyəˈmɛn tə tɪv


Definition of argumentative

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "pertaining to arguments," from Old French argumentatif or directly from Latin argumentat-, past participle stem of argumentari (see argue) + -ive. Meaning "fond of arguing" is recorded from 1660s. Related: Argumentatively; argumentativeness.
  • adj wanting to quarrel
Example sentences :
  • "That's not the case," he observed with argumentative calmness.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • Uncle Remus seemed to boil over with argumentative indignation.
  • Extract from : « Nights With Uncle Remus » by Joel Chandler Harris
  • Voices from forward came to him, muffled, but angry and argumentative.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • “I think your fear is all an empty affair,” he said, in an argumentative tone.
  • Extract from : « That Girl Montana » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • But he was an old bird, and not to be caught in an argumentative cage.
  • Extract from : « Long Live the King » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • With an effort he restrained his anger, and assumed an argumentative tone.
  • Extract from : « The Clansman » by Thomas Dixon
  • And this is not the only case of the kind in his argumentative poetry.
  • Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) » by Augustus de Morgan
  • She did miss Betty's freshness and bright, argumentative ways.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Boston » by Amanda Millie Douglas
  • He was beginning to take an argumentative interest in the strength of his own case.
  • Extract from : « The Mark Of Cain » by Andrew Lang
  • He had been told that his letter was argumentative and true, and that in itself had been much.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Wortle's School » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for argumentative

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