assertive, truculent and, pugnacious
An antonym for belligerent could be cooperative.
belligerent. (ly, is the suffix.)
That is the correct spelling of "belligerent" (hostile, aggressive).
(adjective) Tom screamed and shook his fist at the waiter in a belligerent way. Susan's father sent the belligerent girl to her room. (noun) The US joined World War I as a belligerent only after the withdrawal of Russia. The Soviet army withdrew as a belligerent in Afghanistan in 1989.
detering
according to freedictionary.compug·na·cious (pg-nshs)adj.Combative in nature; belligerent. See Synonyms at belligerent.
The word belligerent can have the synonyms hostile, angry, or aggressive. Others are ornery, quarrelsome, pugnacious, cantankerous, contentious, or bellicose. Referring to factions or countries, synonyms might be warring, warlike, militant, warmongering, hawkish, jingoistic, or martial. *The noun form does not imply aggression, only that two sides are fighting. So a belligerent would not be the same as an aggressor. Noun synonyms might be antagonist or combatant.
hostile, destructive, disturbing, belligerent, offensive, threatening, intrusive, barbaric
There is no homonym or homophone (sound-alike word) for "belligerent."However, the plural noun belligerents (warring countries or factions) is pronounced the same as belligerence (a general state or attitude of hostility).Synonyms for belligerent are hostile, aggressive, contentious, pugnacious, ornery, or mean.
Both of these words - aggressive and argumentative are adjectives Synonyms for aggressive -- pugnacious, militant, forceful, enterprising, assertive. Synonyms for argumentative -- belligerent, contrary, contentious.
more belligerent, most belligerent
belligerent communities
An antonym for belligerent could be cooperative.
belligerent. (ly, is the suffix.)
That is the correct spelling of "belligerent" (hostile, aggressive).
Friendly and peaceful are some antonyms of belligerent
The cast of Belligerent Benjamin - 1912 includes: Paul Scardon as Belligerent Benjamin