Definition for Belligerent:

• Warlike; bellicose.

Synonyms for Belligerent:

• adj.

  •aggressive (adjective)
  • aggressive,
  • pushy,
  • combative,
  • forward,
  • determined,
  • offensive,
  • assertive,
  • domineering,
  • truculent,
  • bellicose.
  •argumentative (adjective)
  • polemical,
  • Eristic,
  • polemic.
  •nasty, argumentative (adjective)
  • flip,
  • have chip on shoulder,
  • have a bone to pick,
  • cantankerous,
  • on the outs,
  • hot,
  • fierce,
  • at loggerheads,
  • ardent,
  • hot-tempered,
  • Battling,
  • have it in for,
  • antagonistic,
  • ornery.

• n.

  •
  • cross,
  • upset,
  • attack.
  •
  • attitude.
  •
  • conflict.
  •belligerent (noun)
  • unpeaceful,
  • war-ridden,
  • battler.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • headquarters,
  • indignant,
  • military,
  • huffy,
  • disengage,
  • sulky,
  • mobilize,
  • disgusted,
  • annoyed,
  • Piqued,
  • detach,
  • Beleaguered,
  • peeved,
  • embattled,
  • miffed,
  • dispatch,
  • bombed-out,
  • send,
  • militarized,
  • displeased,
  • enemy,
  • petulant,
  • heated,
  • bad-tempered,
  • aggressor,
  • front line.
  •
  • mad,
  • all-out,
  • soldier,
  • combat,
  • pugnacious,
  • impatient,
  • paramilitary,
  • excited,
  • reparation,
  • dyspeptic,
  • push,
  • missing,
  • tactical,
  • relief,
  • irritated,
  • angry,
  • warrior,
  • scrappy.
  •
  • desperate,
  • withdraw,
  • engage,
  • chip.
  •
  • sore,
  • retreat.
  •
  • mean,
  • bitter.
  •
  • support.
  •debater
  • controversialist.
  •military
  • army.
  •Other relevant words:
  • hotheaded,
  • unkind,
  • fiery,
  • spunky,
  • bloody,
  • hatchet man,
  • cranky,
  • bully,
  • vitriolic,
  • rough,
  • Chippy,
  • sullen,
  • curmudgeonly,
  • champion,
  • opponent,
  • bickering,
  • quarreler,
  • assailant,
  • despiteful,
  • knight,
  • disagreeable,
  • volatile,
  • pushful,
  • acrid,
  • wrangler,
  • advocate,
  • tempered,
  • bravo,
  • contender,
  • cruel,
  • conflicting,
  • discordant,
  • hero,
  • sanguineous,
  • competitive,
  • daring,
  • headstrong,
  • defiant,
  • fast-growing,
  • fractious,
  • difficult,
  • Palestric,
  • fencer,
  • temperamental,
  • sword,
  • colliding,
  • unpleasant,
  • warmonger,
  • tough,
  • plug-ugly,
  • peppery,
  • tilter,
  • agonistic,
  • hateful,
  • militaristic,
  • choleric,
  • competitor,
  • short-tempered,
  • feisty,
  • blade,
  • testy,
  • defender,
  • factional,
  • enforcer,
  • rebellious,
  • goon,
  • shrewish,
  • chauvinistic,
  • Squabbler,
  • savage,
  • bloodthirsty,
  • victor,
  • hoodlum,
  • threatening,
  • malevolent,
  • peevish,
  • struggler,
  • enterprising,
  • malignant,
  • controversial,
  • scathing,
  • Argumental,
  • streetfighter,
  • antipathetic,
  • gladiator,
  • full of fight,
  • malicious,
  • inimical,
  • soldier-like,
  • fighter aircraft,
  • querulous,
  • thug,
  • passionate,
  • spiteful,
  • disobedient,
  • antagonist,
  • harsh,
  • rowdy,
  • quick-tempered,
  • litigant,
  • sanguinary,
  • provoker,
  • recalcitrant,
  • virulent,
  • bilious,
  • jingoish,
  • belligerently,
  • snappish,
  • argumentative,
  • dissident,
  • clashing,
  • violent,
  • contumacious,
  • caustic,
  • boxer,
  • provocative,
  • brazen,
  • Scuffler,
  • skirmisher,
  • withstander,
  • Swordplayer,
  • Palestrical,
  • wrangling,
  • set against,
  • feral,
  • bloody-minded,
  • destructive,
  • unpeaceable,
  • rival,
  • bold,
  • contrary,
  • venomous,
  • wrestler,
  • audacious,
  • refractory,
  • repugnant,
  • pugilistic,
  • divisive,
  • gutsy,
  • hand-to-hand,
  • blackout,
  • gamecock,
  • strong-growing,
  • strong-armer,
  • self-willed,
  • confrontational,
  • unfriendly,
  • Polarizing,
  • challenging,
  • ill,
  • initiator,
  • grouchy,
  • stubborn,
  • gorilla,
  • soldierly,
  • irascible,
  • swashbuckler,
  • chauvinist,
  • unyielding,
  • obstreperous,
  • attacker,
  • Armigerous,
  • barbarous,
  • hostilely,
  • paladin,
  • contestant,
  • active,
  • Brawly,
  • Mosstrooper,
  • forcible,
  • ground,
  • ruffian,
  • crabby,
  • ferocious,
  • surly,
  • pugilist,
  • nasty,
  • bullyboy,
  • huffish,
  • mutinous,
  • obstinate,
  • Bickerer,
  • full of hate,
  • unruly,
  • hood,
  • attacking,
  • irritable,
  • waging war,
  • hooligan,
  • assaultive,
  • trigger-happy,
  • instigator,
  • invading,
  • insubordinate,
  • rude,
  • rancorous,
  • Corrival,
  • swordsman,
  • gouger,
  • touchy,
  • contention,
  • Squabbling,
  • unpacific,
  • dissentient,
  • attack aircraft,
  • ill-tempered,
  • disputatious,
  • partisan,
  • saber rattling,
  • at war,
  • soldierlike.

Paraphrases for Belligerent:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    bellicose.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    bellicose.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    militant, conflicting, antagonistic, rival, adversarial, wartime.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    fighting.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    aggressive, hostile, hawkish.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    belligerence, belligerency, hostile, conflict, hostility.

Antonyms for Belligerent:

• adj.

  • nasty, argumentative
    agreeable, peaceful, cooperative, friendly, helping, nice, kind, calm, peaceloving.
  • Other antonyms:
    amiable, nonbelligerent, obliging, benevolent, good-tempered, good-natured, mild, relaxed, quiet, gracious, easygoing, tranquil, pleasant, kindhearted, benign, ingratiating, nonaggressive, serene, gentle, unwarlike.