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adversarial
adjective ad·ver·sar·i·al \ˌad-və(r)-ˈser-ē-əl, -ˈse-rē-\
: involving two people or two sides who oppose each other
Full Definition of ADVERSARIAL
: of, relating to, or characteristic of an adversary or adversary procedures
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First Known Use of ADVERSARIAL
1871
Related to ADVERSARIAL
- Synonyms
- hostile, adversary, antagonistic, antipathetic, inhospitable, inimical, jaundiced, mortal, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic
- Antonyms
- friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic
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