Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: belligerent

Synonyms:

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Antonyms:

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Usage examples:

According to the lawsuit, Brody and his family were “repeatedly doxed and suffered an enormous wave of harassment from belligerent strangers.”

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/02/elon-musk-is-being-sued-for-defamation-after-falsely-claiming-a-man-was-a-neo-nazi-on-x/

Adult brown widows were less belligerent, the researchers found, and significantly less likely to successfully kill a black widow hiding in an established web.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/science/brown-widows-black-widows.html

China is certainly no friend of the United States, and the competition between the two countries is growing more intense – and frequently belligerent — every day.

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/357660/china-comes-to-the-middle-east/

Credible signals of strength and commitment will force a belligerent actor to rethink a possible invasion or to settle quickly if combat operations have begun.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/26/24008086/ukraine-russia-nato-why-we-fight-book

Freedom fighter Udham Singh, who was among those who were injured in the massacre, assasinated Michael O’Dwyer, the then lieutenant-governor of Punjab and belligerent apologist for Reginald Dyer, as his retaliation.

Source: https://thelinkpaper.ca/jallianwala-bagh-massacre-a-look-back-at-the-horrific-tragedy-after-104-years/

Hogan was smart enough to know what he could and couldn’t do without splintering this state into belligerent political camps fixated on getting one over on the competition.

Source: https://baysideoc.net/hogans-popularity-intact-as-he-exits/

However any future change of government, the agenda, an aggressive rejection of any contact from opposition parties will return both countries to a belligerent stalemate.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Kishida-arrives-in-Seoul-for-summit-with-Yoon

In addition to the belligerent delay tactics of Trump and his legal teams, Willis has already made some missteps, causing her to be viewed by some as too partisan.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/georgia-trump-indictment-may-not-deliver-trump-guilty-verdict-rcna94926

Lyman said Strickland was intoxicated and increasingly belligerent during their encounter and then assaulted Lyman and his partner, both of whom claimed Strickland grabbed a dagger-like, fixed-blade knife that had fallen from Lyman’s utility vest.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/aug/11/auburn-pays-5-9-million-to-settle-wrongful-death-lawsuit-filed-by-parents-of-man-killed-by-officer/

Russia may well emerge from the war poor, belligerent, and with President Vladimir Putin still in power.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/27/china-xi-agriculture-tax/

The ban has prompted the Congress and the Left student unions to organise defiant public screenings on university campuses, often braving belligerent BJP workers and legal jeopardy.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/anil-antony-delivers-congress-yet-another-blow/article66447631.ece

The driver soon regretted his decision, because the obviously intoxicated man became belligerent with several of the other passengers.

Source: https://www.clintonnc.com/opinion/64787/a-nightmarish-bus-ride

The lawyer added: “The incident took place on a street where the victim and his friends, the Crown would concede, were belligerent and aggressive.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/crime-courts/5994643/liverpudlian-jailed-for-stabbing-inverness-man-with-kitchen-knife/

The original team of X-Men were captured by the then belligerent Krakoa.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/xmen-darkest-alternate-versions-marvel-comics/

You can buy a flat for €17,000, a detached house for €36,000 or a terrace for €26,000 but you run the high risk of being invaded by belligerent squatters.

Source: https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/23/gb-news-lauds-cheapest-place-to-buy-a-property-in-spain-with-starting-prices-as-low-as-e10000-but-locals-warn-no-one-wants-to-live-here/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gb-news-lauds-cheapest-p