adversarial
adjective
ad·ver·sar·i·al
ˌad-vər-ˈser-ē-əl 
ˌad-və-,
-ˈse-rē-
: involving two people or two sides who oppose each other : of, relating to, or characteristic of an adversary or adversary procedures (see adversary entry 2 sense 2)
an adversarial relationship
an adversarial system of justice with prosecution and defense opposing each other
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Examples of adversarial in a Sentence
an adversarial system of justice with prosecution and defense opposing each other
the relationship between the president and the congress should not be adversarial if anything is to get done
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Of course there are also risks associated with adversarial AI.
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Tony Bradley, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Zhao, 48, has become known for developing adversarial tools to fight technological overreach, having previously developed bracelets to keep smart speakers from spying on people and tools to help fool facial recognition systems.
—Garrison Lovely, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
By the numbers: Since being picked by President Trump, Vance has done 94 interviews, press conferences and gaggles with the media — and has actively courted adversarial outlets that Republicans often avoid.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
Bars Juhasz is a computer scientist and PhD student, who created the adversarial AI detector Undetectable AI.
—Bars Juhasz, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Tony Bradley, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Zhao, 48, has become known for developing adversarial tools to fight technological overreach, having previously developed bracelets to keep smart speakers from spying on people and tools to help fool facial recognition systems.
—Garrison Lovely, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
By the numbers: Since being picked by President Trump, Vance has done 94 interviews, press conferences and gaggles with the media — and has actively courted adversarial outlets that Republicans often avoid.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
Bars Juhasz is a computer scientist and PhD student, who created the adversarial AI detector Undetectable AI.
—Bars Juhasz, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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adversarial
adjective
ad·ver·sar·i·al
ˌad-vər-ˈser-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or characteristic of an adversary or adversary procedures : adversary
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