Militant Synonyms and Antonyms

mĭlĭ-tənt
Of or engaged in warfare
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. belligerent
  2. combatant
  3. hawkish
  4. hostile
  5. war-ridden
  6. warlike
  7. warring
Inclined to act in a hostile way
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. aggressive
  2. belligerent
  3. combative
  4. contentious
  5. hostile

Words Related to Militant

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.

Militant Sentence Examples

  • Vijayanagar gave the militant Mahommedanism of Northern India no, opportunity for a combined attack on the Portuguese settlements.

  • This early Christian scripture is one of the books militant in the world's literature.

  • He protected the missionaries who paved the way for his militant invasions.

  • Carlyle was a militant Emerson, moving amid thunderclouds.

  • The .Maccabaeans used compulsion in some cases, but Judaism in the Diaspora was a missionary religion in the less militant sense.

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