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Another word for belligerent

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Adjective

  1. Having or showing an eagerness to fight

    See also:

    attack

  2. Inclined to act in a hostile way

    See also:

    attitude

    attack

  3. Of or engaged in warfare

    Idioms:
    See also:

    attack

Noun

  1. One who engages in a combat or struggle

    See also:

    conflict

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Another word for belligerent

Modifier
  1. See also:

    quarrelsome

    aggressive

Synonym Study

  • Contentious suggests an inclination to argue or quarrel, usually with annoying persistence
  • Pugnacious and quarrelsome both connote aggressiveness and a willingness to initiate a fight, but quarrelsome more often suggests pettiness and eagerness to fight for little or no reason
  • Bellicose implies a warlike or hostile nature, suggesting a readiness to fight a bellicose mood
  • Belligerent implies engagement in war or fighting or in actions that are likely to provoke fighting belligerent nations
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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.

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

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

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