Bellicose synonyms

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quarrelsome
Inclined or ready to quarrel
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belligerent
At war; designating or of a state recognized under international law as being engaged in a war
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contentious
Provoking or likely to provoke controversy
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hostile
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
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combative
The definition of combative is a person who likes to fight or argue.
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militant
Fighting or warring.
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pugnacious
The definition of pugnacious is eager to fight or disagree.
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scrappy
(Informal) Fond of fighting, arguing, etc.; aggressive
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truculent
Pugnacious or bellicose
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militaristic
Related to the use of the military
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military
Of the army, as distinguished from the navy
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attack (related)
Designed or used for carrying out a hostile or aggressive attack
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peace (related)
Of, relating to, or inclined toward war
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battleful
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
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aggressive (related)
Inclined to behave in an actively hostile fashion:
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mad
Wildly confused or excited.
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rebellious
Of or like rebels or rebellion
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martial
Of the army, the navy, or military life; military
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hawkish (related)
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vehement (related)
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strident (related)
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chauvinistic (related)
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unilateralist (related)
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demagogic (related)
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imperialistic (related)
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Bellicose Sentence Examples

  • It was one of the most bellicose elements in American society.

  • Did they choose bellicose rhetoric out of fear of choosing the wrong side?

  • He had a bellicose attitude toward trying to break the deadlock on the Western Front.

  • It was one of several bellicose statements by one of its coalition partners.

  • The bellicose noises made for war now were silent then.

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