gladiatorial

Adjective

Meaning

Alt. of Gladiatorian

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gladiator active warlike determined dedicated committed controversial competitive aggressive decisive ambitious bent bold confident contentious
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Antonyms

pacific content passive peaceful casual idle
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Related terms

gladiator gladiatrix gladiatress

Examples

The demolition derby is, pure and simple, a form of gladiatorial combat for our times. Tom Wolfe

Television ... the new gladiatorial arena. Josephine Hart

By the end of this long film, I would have traded any given gladiatorial victory for just one shot of blue skies... Gladiator lacks joy. It employs depression as a substitute for personality, and believes that if the characters are bitter and morose enough, we won't notice how dull they are. Roger Ebert

Football is controlled violence, but it is violence, which people have loved to watch since the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome. Michael Mandelbaum

I've been watching 'American Idol' since its debut season in 2002. Back then, America hadn't yet evolved into a gladiatorial cybernation of bloggers, tweeters, and self-ordained voice coaches. Diablo Cody

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Close letter words and terms

gladiate gladiation gladiator gladiatorially gladiatorian gladiatorism