| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abrasive | harsh and confrontational |
| 2. | adversarial | treating others as opponents |
| 3. | aggressive | ready to attack or confront |
| 4. | antagonistic | actively opposed or unfriendly |
| 5. | argument-prone | likely to start arguments |
| 6. | argumentative | prone to arguing |
| 7. | assertive | confidently forceful |
| 8. | bad-tempered | easily annoyed and hostile |
| 9. | bellicose | demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight |
| 10. | belligerent | hostile and eager to fight |
| 11. | bloodthirsty | eager for violence |
| 12. | bolshy | defiantly difficult and argumentative |
| 13. | brawling | fighting noisily and roughly |
| 14. | brutal | savagely aggressive or cruel |
| 15. | bullying | using intimidation aggressively |
| 16. | cantankerous | bad-tempered and argumentative |
| 17. | confrontational | inclined to provoke conflict |
| 18. | contention-prone | likely to get into disputes |
| 19. | contentious | likely to cause arguments |
| 20. | contrary | deliberately opposing others |
| 21. | cutthroat | fiercely competitive and ruthless |
| 22. | defiant | openly resisting or challenging |
| 23. | disputatious | fond of arguing |
| 24. | domineering | asserting control aggressively |
| 25. | dueling | engaged in direct conflict |
| 26. | explosive | prone to sudden angry outbursts |
| 27. | feisty | lively, quarrelsome, and spirited |
| 28. | fierce | intensely aggressive or violent |
| 29. | fiery | easily angered and forceful |
| 30. | fight-prone | likely to get into fights |
| 31. | fighting | engaged in conflict |
| 32. | forceful | strong and assertive in manner |
| 33. | gladiatorial | like a fighter in conflict |
| 34. | gun-happy | too eager to use force |
| 35. | hair-trigger | reacting aggressively very quickly |
| 36. | hard-edged | harsh and aggressive in manner |
| 37. | hard-hitting | forceful and aggressively critical |
| 38. | hard-nosed | tough and aggressively practical |
| 39. | hawkish | favoring aggressive action |
| 40. | hectoring | bullying and overbearing |
| 41. | hostile | showing opposition or antagonism |
| 42. | hotheaded | quick to anger and fight |
| 43. | ill-tempered | bad-tempered and quarrelsome |
| 44. | in-your-face | aggressively direct or provocative |
| 45. | insubordinate | defiantly disobedient |
| 46. | intimidating | frighteningly aggressive |
| 47. | irascible | easily angered |
| 48. | irritable | easily annoyed and hostile |
| 49. | jingoistic | aggressively nationalistic and warlike |
| 50. | lippy | rudely defiant in speech |
| 51. | looking for a fight | seeking conflict |
| 52. | looking for trouble | seeking conflict or disorder |
| 53. | martial | associated with fighting spirit |
| 54. | menacing | suggesting danger or aggression |
| 55. | militant | aggressively active or forceful |
| 56. | militaristic | favoring force and conflict |
| 57. | mouthy | aggressively outspoken and rude |
| 58. | nasty | mean and hostile |
| 59. | needling | annoying with repeated provocation |
| 60. | opposed | actively against something |
| 61. | oppositional | habitually resisting or arguing |
| 62. | ornery | bad-tempered and combative |
| 63. | overbearing | domineering and forceful |
| 64. | prickly | easily irritated and defensive |
| 65. | provocative | likely to stir conflict |
| 66. | provoking | causing anger or conflict |
| 67. | pugnacious | eager to argue or fight |
| 68. | pushy | aggressively assertive |
| 69. | quarrel-prone | likely to quarrel |
| 70. | quarrelsome | often inclined to quarrel |
| 71. | ready for a fight | prepared to confront physically |
| 72. | ready to argue | willing to start arguments |
| 73. | ready to fight | willing to fight |
| 74. | relentless | persistently aggressive or forceful |
| 75. | rowdy | noisy and inclined to fight |
| 76. | rowdyish | somewhat rough and fighty |
| 77. | ruthless | aggressively without pity |
| 78. | savage | fiercely aggressive or violent |
| 79. | scrapping | fighting or arguing |
| 80. | scrappy | ready to fight despite disadvantages |
| 81. | snarling | angrily hostile in manner |
| 82. | spiky | sharp and defensive in manner |
| 83. | spoiling for a fight | eager to start fighting |
| 84. | spoiling for trouble | looking to start conflict |
| 85. | stroppy | bad-tempered and argumentative |
| 86. | taunting | mocking to provoke a reaction |
| 87. | testy | easily irritated and sharp |
| 88. | threatening | expressing intent to harm |
| 89. | touchy | easily offended and reactive |
| 90. | trigger-happy | too ready to use force |
| 91. | truculent | aggressively defiant and hostile |
| 92. | ugly | hostile or threatening in tone |
| 93. | up for a fight | willing to fight |
| 94. | vicious | deliberately cruel and aggressive |
| 95. | violent | using or ready to use force |
| 96. | volatile | likely to erupt angrily |
| 97. | war-minded | favoring conflict or aggression |
| 98. | warlike | inclined toward fighting |
| 99. | warring | actively in conflict |
| 100. | wrangling | arguing noisily or persistently |