agonistical

1. 1.

   striving to overcome in argument

   “a dialectical and agonistic approach”

   Synonymsagonisticcombative

   Similarcompetitive

Questions about agonistical

What does agonistical mean?

agonistical means "striving to overcome in argument".

How many syllables are in agonistical?

agonistical has 5 syllables: a-go-ni-sti-cal. The stress falls on "ni".

What is another word for agonistical?

Close synonyms include agonistic, combative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is agonistical a common word?

agonistical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.