- agonistic - of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece
- agonistic, agonistical, combative - striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach"
Antonym: noncompetitive (indirect, via competitive)
- agonistic, strained - struggling for effect; "agonistic poses"
Antonym: unaffected (indirect, via affected)
- agonistic, agonistical, combative - striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach"