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.
Aggressive, belligerent, angry
The base word of belligerent is "belliger."
belligerent. (ly, is the suffix.)
An antonym - for example, old is the antonym of young.
One eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"
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(adjective) The teacher sent the belligerent child to a time out room. Belligerent customers are a challenge for those in customer service. (noun) Italy became a belligerent in World War I primarily to gain territory in the Balkans.
The word "belligerent" is from the Latin beliger (warlike) or belligerare (to make war).The root words are bellum (war) and gerer (to make).
The word belligerent means hostile, warlike, or inclined to fight. Belligerent individuals are those act in a brusque, intimidating, or threatening manner, or who react to provocation or criticism in an openly angry or hostile manner.
The word belligerent means hostile, warlike, or inclined to fight. Belligerent individuals are those act in a brusque, intimidating, or threatening manner, or who react to provocation or criticism in an openly angry or hostile manner.
The root is the Latin word bellum (war).The word "belligerent" comes from the Latin beliger (warlike) or belligerare (to make war). The root words are bellum (war) and gerer (to make).