Belligerent Synonyms and Antonyms

bə-lĭjər-ənt
Inclined to act in a hostile way
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. aggressive
  2. combative
  3. contentious
  4. hostile
  5. militant
Of or engaged in warfare
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. militant
  2. combatant
  3. hostile
  4. war-ridden
  5. warring
Antonyms:
  1. kind
  2. cooperative
  3. helping
  4. nice
One who engages in a combat or struggle
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. combatant
  2. fighter
  3. warrior
  4. aggressor
  5. belligerence
  6. competitor
  7. soldier
  8. militancy
  9. battler
  10. pugnacity
  11. quarrelsomeness
  12. bullyboy
  13. truculency
  14. feuder
  15. jouster
  16. quarreler
  17. scrapper
  18. sabreur
  19. scuffler
  20. strong-armer
  21. tilter

Words Related to Belligerent

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Belligerent Sentence Examples

  • She had him at bay and he was going to pay for his belligerent behavior.

  • His belligerent attitude toward car driving became the catalyst for this thought provoking drama.

  • Belligerent noises are now coming out of the United States.

  • He's looking for belligerent countries to take action in favor of peace.

  • With belligerent occupation, the occupant does not acquire any sovereignty over territory, it merely exercises de facto control.

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