DIPLOMACY Antonyms

• the quality of being direct and outspoken

• without sharpness or clearness of edge or point

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

• a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

• an incompatibility of dates or events

• opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• be in conflict

• go against, as of rules and laws

• a bold challenge

• discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

• a hostile disagreement face-to-face

• the act of hostile groups opposing each other

• a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison

• trueness of course toward a goal

• the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

• a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

• a state of deep-seated ill-will

• the feeling of a hostile person

• violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

• a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage

• the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

• a manner that is rude and insulting

• a wild or unrefined state

• the quality of lacking tact