belligerent
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- aggressive, bellicose, combative, hostile, pugnacious, unfriendly, warlike, warring
[noun]
Synonyms:
- fighter, combatant, warring nation

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Antonyms: friendly
Contrasted words: neutral, pacific, pacifist, peaceable, peaceful, conciliatory, amicable
Related Words: battling, fighting, warring, attacking, invading, aggressive, antagonistic, fierce, hostile, ardent, hot, hot-tempered

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bel‧lig‧er‧ent /bəˈlɪdʒərənt, bɪˈlɪdʒərənt/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: present participle of belligerare 'to fight a war', from bellum ( ⇒ bellicose) + gerere 'to carry on']

1. very unfriendly and wanting to argue or fight Synonym : aggressive:
a belligerent attitude

2. [only before noun] formal a belligerent country is fighting a war against another country
—belligerence, belligerency noun [uncountable]

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