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Adjective
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Hostile and aggressive in manner or behavior
aggressive
combative
bellicose
pugnacious
antagonistic
hostile
argumentative
confrontational
quarrelsome
militant
contentious
warlike
truculent
scrappy
disputatious
agonistic
feisty
gladiatorial
cantankerous
assaultive
discordant
chippy
unfriendly
irascible
brawly
threatening
stroppy
mean
fierce
litigious
ornery
captious
nasty
oppugnant
aggers
biffo
loudmouthed
bolshie
ardent
flip
hot
strident
ill-tempered
bad-tempered
hot-tempered
quick-tempered
at loggerheads
on the outs
spoiling for a fight
have chip on shoulder
have it in for
looking for trouble
have a bone to pick
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“Deedy portrayed Elderts as an aggressive and belligerent man who was drunk and challenged him to a fight.”
Adjective
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Predisposed to engaging in war or conflict
warlike
martial
warmongering
hawkish
militaristic
gung-ho
sabre-rattling
aggressive
bellicose
combative
militant
pugnacious
hostile
fighting
military
jingoistic
antagonistic
bellicistic
bellicist
militarist
war-mongering
war-loving
fierce
soldierlike
paramilitary
battle-hardened
combatant
chauvinistic
warmonger
flag-waving
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“He also reminds readers that neutral status in wartime runs the risk of attracting contempt from belligerent states.”
Adjective
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Engaged in a war or conflict
fighting
battling
militant
combatant
conflicting
contending
clashing
warring
quarrelingUS
quarrellingUK
at war
at each other's throats
opposing
combative
hostile
antagonistic
aggressive
competing
bellicose
pugnacious
rival
quarrelsome
opposed
sparring
combating
ill-disposed
at daggers drawn
at loggerheads
enemy
defensive
opposite
warlike
warmongering
martial
embattled
“The King united a group of warring and belligerent tribes.”
Adjective
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Rebellious in nature
defiant
recalcitrant
disobedient
refractory
intractable
rebellious
unruly
insubordinate
wayward
wilful
contumacious
ungovernable
contrary
obstreperous
froward
willful
balky
obstinate
mutinous
rebel
uncooperative
restive
incompliant
untoward
bolshie
recusant
stroppy
combative
hostile
antagonistic
bellicose
argumentative
confrontational
pugnacious
aggressive
truculent
quarrelsome
intransigent
contentious
scrappy
feisty
resistant
subversive
insolent
dissenting
challenging
provocative
bold
audacious
daring
resisting
reckless
resistive
cheeky
dareful
disregardful
gutsy
insubmissive
sassy
non-compliant
ready for a fight
spoiling for a fight
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Adjective
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Hostile, rude or contemptuous in nature
abusive
bitter
cutting
caustic
harsh
biting
sharp
unkind
hostile
acerbic
unfriendly
rude
mean
inconsiderate
disagreeable
venomous
severe
hateful
surly
nasty
cantankerous
acerb
aggressive
rancorous
churlish
antagonistic
rough
brusque
combative
unsympathetic
abrasive
bellicose
confrontational
inhospitable
angry
hard
uncongenial
unsociable
scrappy
sour
furious
curt
callous
poisonous
viperous
foul
stern
insensitive
galling
unfeeling
brutal
filthy
comfortless
pitiless
argumentative
gruff
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
mean-spirited
ill-natured
ill-humoredUS
ill-humouredUK
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Adjective
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(of a person) Deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative
awkward
difficult
uncooperative
unreasonable
disobliging
exasperating
perverse
stubborn
trying
unhelpful
obstinate
obstructive
unpredictable
intractable
troublesome
unaccommodating
contrary
irritable
pesky
refractory
thrawn
tiresome
touchy
chippy
contumacious
froward
pervicacious
renitent
vexatious
balky
bolshie
cussed
disagreeable
discommodious
incommodious
obdurate
stroppy
unmanageable
bloody-minded
hard to handle
difficult to handle
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Adjective
▲
Aggressive or violent in nature
rough
brutal
aggressive
violent
boisterous
disorderly
fractious
troublemaking
undisciplined
unruly
vicious
contumacious
disruptive
hard
intractable
lawbreaking
pugnacious
thuggish
unrestrained
anarchic
lawless
riotous
rowdy
tough
wild
radge
ugly
unmanageable
noisy
uproarious
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Noun
▲
Someone who advocates war
warmonger
bellicist
hawk
jingoist
militarist
aggressor
sabre-rattler
jingo
provoker
saber-rattler
war hawk
fighter
antagonist
militant
chauvin
chauvinist
instigator
initiator
assailant
attacker
assaulter
offender
war dog
“The loudest messages came from the propaganda of the warmongering belligerents, intended to captivate the undecided and silence the dissidents.”
Noun
▲
A state or other armed participant in warfare
combatant
fighter
militant
antagonist
battler
warring nation
contender
serviceman
adversary
soldier
competitor
rival
trooper
warrior
opponent
servicewoman
contestant
gladiator
foe
challenger
enemy
player
disputant
participant
fighting man
fighting woman
assailant
attacker
legionary
legionnaire
regular
dogface
GI
man-at-arms
mercenary
serviceperson
squaddie
duelist
champion
commando
ninja
conscript
military man
enlisted person
enlisted man
pugilist
silent killer
martial artist
warlord
person-at-arms
hero
brave
invader
fighting person
battle angel
dueler
storm trooper
gunfighter
shock trooper
infantry
Tommy
sapper
infantryperson
marine
officer
volunteer
veteran
recruit
private
paratrooper
draftee
gunner
guardsman
guerrilla
scout
pongo
redcoat
musketeer
rank
selectee
corporal
sergeant
guard
warmonger
cavalryperson
cadet
pilot
comrade-in-arms
foot soldier
cannon fodder
soldier-at-arms
Green Beret
military person
airforce member
“The belligerents were the Beylik of İzmir and the Byzantine Empire.”
Noun
▲
One who is devotedly engaged in a cause or mission
militant
fanatic
zealot
radical
partisan
activist
extremist
crusader
sectarian
partizan
idealogue
ideologue
revolutionary
enthusiast
demonstrator
rebel
combatant
fighter
devotee
protester
objector
supporter
rioter
warrior
follower
red hot
true believer
Young Turk
diehard
dissident
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