Confrontational
adjective
Tending to confront or cause conflict and opposition.
Her confrontational style of management was causing disputes in the workplace.
Often appears as...
- confrontational approach
- confrontational attitude
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Disapproving
adjective
Tending to confront or cause conflict and opposition.
Her confrontational style of management was causing disputes in the workplace.
Often appears as...
- confrontational approach
- confrontational attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Confrontational implies a readiness to challenge or argue, often seen negatively in social interactions.
His confrontational demeanor made him unpopular at social gatherings.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
This adjective suggests a strong, forceful presence that could provoke intense reactions.
The debate became heated and confrontational.
Pro Tip 3/3Power Dynamics
Use 'confrontational' to describe situations where someone is asserting power or dominance.
She took a confrontational stance when negotiating her salary.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Confrontational implies a readiness to challenge or argue, often seen negatively in social interactions.
His confrontational demeanor made him unpopular at social gatherings.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
This adjective suggests a strong, forceful presence that could provoke intense reactions.
The debate became heated and confrontational.
Pro Tip 3/3Power Dynamics
Use 'confrontational' to describe situations where someone is asserting power or dominance.
She took a confrontational stance when negotiating her salary.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Confrontational implies a readiness to challenge or argue, often seen negatively in social interactions.
His confrontational demeanor made him unpopular at social gatherings.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
This adjective suggests a strong, forceful presence that could provoke intense reactions.
The debate became heated and confrontational.
Pro Tip 3/3Power Dynamics
Use 'confrontational' to describe situations where someone is asserting power or dominance.
She took a confrontational stance when negotiating her salary.
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Overcoming the...
and the climate that creates can make it feel almost a little bit subversive to deviate from the standard curriculum. So, my final piece of advice is be a bit subversive if you have to. Make sure, though, that you are doing science. And I don't mean be confrontational when I say this because that's not productive.
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How women wage conflict...
They do not need this kind of help. Women have been part of the most influential movements coming out of the Middle East, but they tend to be invisible to the international community. Our cameras are largely focused on the men who often end up involved in the more confrontational scenes
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Interrogation or Child...
would someone risk ruining the rest of their life by confessing to a crime they didn't commit most people have the perception that a police interrogation is a highly intense very emotional confrontational type of interview but in fact the more productive interview is not of that form
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Robots with "soul" PIPE Guy...
I'm not an actor. And I want you to notice how the same mechanical structure can, at one point, just by the way it moves, seem gentle and caring and in the other case, seem violent and confrontational. And it's the same structure, just the motion is different.
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Safari Live - Day 316 PIPE...
just wouldn't happen martin how we determine the position in the hierarchy is just by watching essentially you can see june here she's standing with her head quite downcast she's not showing any sort of confrontational or dominance displays
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Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
so and the hippos off to the right of these elephants as they make their way towards us have also been having a little bit of a orgy bhaji so everybody's been having a little bit of a confrontational day I'm not really in
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Is civility a sham? PIPE...
and a lot more confrontational than the one that people who talk about civility a lot today tend to have in mind. So I like to call that virtue "mere civility." You may know it as the virtue that allows us to get through
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Joel Leon: The...
I never wanted the stigma or label of what some identified as the stereotypical "black father." absentee, confrontational, combative, not present. It took a lot of work, time, energy and effort
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Black Women and the...
of age in britain um and among suffrage activists there she was um she was a traitor in a confrontational um and even radical style of politics um that included the kind of political
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How dance triumphs over...
views of the dancer and the dance gimps confrontational redefining of the dancing body beauty and its making visible and often invisible demographic is more important now than ever
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Overcoming the...
and the climate that creates can make it feel almost a little bit subversive to deviate from the standard curriculum. So, my final piece of advice is be a bit subversive if you have to. Make sure, though, that you are doing science. And I don't mean be confrontational when I say this because that's not productive.
Video examples
How women wage conflict...
They do not need this kind of help. Women have been part of the most influential movements coming out of the Middle East, but they tend to be invisible to the international community. Our cameras are largely focused on the men who often end up involved in the more confrontational scenes
Video examples
Interrogation or Child...
would someone risk ruining the rest of their life by confessing to a crime they didn't commit most people have the perception that a police interrogation is a highly intense very emotional confrontational type of interview but in fact the more productive interview is not of that form
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Robots with "soul" PIPE Guy...
I'm not an actor. And I want you to notice how the same mechanical structure can, at one point, just by the way it moves, seem gentle and caring and in the other case, seem violent and confrontational. And it's the same structure, just the motion is different.
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Safari Live - Day 316 PIPE...
just wouldn't happen martin how we determine the position in the hierarchy is just by watching essentially you can see june here she's standing with her head quite downcast she's not showing any sort of confrontational or dominance displays
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Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
so and the hippos off to the right of these elephants as they make their way towards us have also been having a little bit of a orgy bhaji so everybody's been having a little bit of a confrontational day I'm not really in
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Is civility a sham? PIPE...
and a lot more confrontational than the one that people who talk about civility a lot today tend to have in mind. So I like to call that virtue "mere civility." You may know it as the virtue that allows us to get through
Video examples
Joel Leon: The...
I never wanted the stigma or label of what some identified as the stereotypical "black father." absentee, confrontational, combative, not present. It took a lot of work, time, energy and effort
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Black Women and the...
of age in britain um and among suffrage activists there she was um she was a traitor in a confrontational um and even radical style of politics um that included the kind of political
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How dance triumphs over...
views of the dancer and the dance gimps confrontational redefining of the dancing body beauty and its making visible and often invisible demographic is more important now than ever
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Denise Mina
Scottish Writer
I was very aware of office politics because I was so baffled by them. So much so goes unsaid. No one says 'you're a cheeky so-and-so,' no one says 'you're so moody,' nobody ever confronts anyone else about anything. But I'm very crass, and I'm very confrontational, and I have a temper. I had to be hyper-vigilant in every office I worked in.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
American Businessman
I think we've always thought that it's important to have a positive relationships with local government rather than taking a confrontational kind of stance.
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Carl Paladino
American Politician
I bring values, resiliency, a thick skin, and I'm not afraid to be confrontational. I don't remember anyone before bringing that to the table.
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Andy Kindler
American Comedian
I'm not a confrontational person in real life, so I really don't wanna get into arguments or fistfights with people I'm making fun of.
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Trixie Mattel
American Entertainer
In the real world, people go against my beliefs all the time, and I don't make it my place to - like, I'm not super confrontational.
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Hrithik Roshan
Indian Actor
I am not a confrontational person. I have never had a fight in my life - neither with a man nor a girl.
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Rachel Maddow
American Journalist
I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.
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Neha Bhasin
Indian Singer
I am very confrontational by nature but only when egged on.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
I'm only confrontational with my friends.
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JaVale McGee
American Athlete
I'm not really a confrontational person.
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Denise Mina
Scottish Writer
I was very aware of office politics because I was so baffled by them. So much so goes unsaid. No one says 'you're a cheeky so-and-so,' no one says 'you're so moody,' nobody ever confronts anyone else about anything. But I'm very crass, and I'm very confrontational, and I have a temper. I had to be hyper-vigilant in every office I worked in.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
American Businessman
I think we've always thought that it's important to have a positive relationships with local government rather than taking a confrontational kind of stance.
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Carl Paladino
American Politician
I bring values, resiliency, a thick skin, and I'm not afraid to be confrontational. I don't remember anyone before bringing that to the table.
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Andy Kindler
American Comedian
I'm not a confrontational person in real life, so I really don't wanna get into arguments or fistfights with people I'm making fun of.
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Trixie Mattel
American Entertainer
In the real world, people go against my beliefs all the time, and I don't make it my place to - like, I'm not super confrontational.
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Hrithik Roshan
Indian Actor
I am not a confrontational person. I have never had a fight in my life - neither with a man nor a girl.
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Rachel Maddow
American Journalist
I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.
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Neha Bhasin
Indian Singer
I am very confrontational by nature but only when egged on.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
I'm only confrontational with my friends.
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JaVale McGee
American Athlete
I'm not really a confrontational person.
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