Militant Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Militant

combative
The definition of combative is a person who likes to fight or argue.
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aggressive
(Psychiatry) Of or involving aggression
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truculent
Pugnacious or bellicose
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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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activist
Of, relating to, or engaged in activism.
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violent objector
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demonstrator
A person who demonstrates a product
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defiant
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fighter
A fast, maneuverable combat aircraft used to engage enemy aircraft.
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martial
Roman poet known for his books of epigrams.
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soldier
A person serving in an army; member of an army
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warlike
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warring
The act of engaging in war or conflict.
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warrior
One who is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity, cause, or conflict:
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combatant
Fighting
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hostile
Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
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contentious
Provoking or likely to provoke controversy
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bellicose
Showing or having the impulse to be combative.
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pugnacious
The definition of pugnacious is eager to fight or disagree.
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quarrelsome
Inclined or ready to quarrel
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scrappy
(Informal) Fond of fighting, arguing, etc.; aggressive
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competitive
The definition of competitive is relating to a situation for a win, or having a strong desire to win or to be the best.
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war-ridden
Dominated or plagued by war.
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hawkish
Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.
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rioter
One who riots; part of the unruly violent crowd causing a riot.
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Antonyms for Militant

peaceloving
aggressive, combative
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peaceful
Not involving violence or employing force:
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submissive
Inclined or willing to submit.
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tolerant
Inclined to tolerate the beliefs or behavior of others; forbearing:
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compliant
Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
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apathetic
Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
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restrained
Prevented from moving; held down or secured:
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conformist
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream
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conservative
A conservative person
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Words Related to Militant

guerrilla
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zionist
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insurgent
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militaristic
Related to the use of the military
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protester
(Law) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.
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attack
Designed or used for carrying out a hostile or aggressive attack
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attitude
Inclined to act in a hostile way
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islamist
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extremist
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dissident
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fascist
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leftist
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left-wing
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jihadi
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loyalist
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communist
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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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