Synonyms & related words for agonistic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of agonistic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to agonistic

Explore words related to agonistic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include combative, antagonistic, agonist, antagonist, adversarial, antagonism, strained, antagonistically. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does agonistic come from?

The word agonistic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: agon, from Greek agon (“contest, struggle”); -ist, from Greek -istes (“one who does”); and -ic, from Greek -ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.