adversarial
adjective
, ˌad-və-, -ˈse-rē-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for adversarial
Synonyms
adversary, antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile, inhospitable, inimical, jaundiced, mortal, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic
Antonyms
friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic
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For once, both separatists and unionists may define their politics in adversarial terms to New Delhi, if not sharing the same platform. — Riyaz Wani, Quartz India, "After three weeks of lockdown, this is what Kashmir looks like," 22 Aug. 2019 Spicer, who famously lied about the crowd size at President Trump’s inauguration in his first press briefing and whose relationship with reporters was adversarial at best during his six months in the White House, is the most controversial. — cleveland.com, "Sean Spicer to compete on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and the show’s host isn’t thrilled about it," 21 Aug. 2019 Training one algorithm to fool another is known as adversarial machine learning. — The Economist, "As face-recognition technology spreads, so do ideas for subverting it," 15 Aug. 2019 This state of affairs has produced toxic politics and a highly adversarial relationship between the political opposition and security agencies, especially the police. — Moses Khisa, Quartz Africa, "President Museveni has twisted Uganda’s constitution to cling to power," 21 June 2019 But adversarial politics aren’t the sole domain of the left, nor does everyone who wants to fundamentally reshape the country subscribe to them. — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, "In search of the Democratic Party's fighting spirit," 20 June 2019 What excites you about exploring this different adversarial dynamic? — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, "Billions creators break down the backstabbing, twist-filled season 4 finale," 10 June 2019 Apple’s system would bake that protection into the protocol itself, taking an openly adversarial stance toward any data shared with outside apps. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "Apple’s new sign-in button is built for a post-Cambridge Analytica world," 8 June 2019 Those measures include preregistered studies, in which investigators spell out their aims and methods before performing the work, and adversarial collaborations, in which scientists with clashing ideas team up. — Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, "Talk to the hand. Scientists try to debunk idea that finger length can reveal personality and health," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adversarial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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