belligerency Antonyms
Strongest:
- cordiality
- cordiality
- friendliness
- pacifism
- nonaggression
- pacifism
- friendliness
- nonaggression
- benevolence
- benevolence
Strong:
- anti-imperialism
- geniality
- amiability
- pleasantness
- gentleness
- kindliness
- sociability
- complaisance
- complaisance
- sociability
- graciousness
- gentleness
- mildness
- amiability
- geniality
- anti-imperialism
- affability
- mildness
- pleasantness
- antimilitarism
- affability
- graciousness
- antimilitarism
- kindliness
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- bellicosity
- contentiousness
- combativeness
- disputatiousness
- quarrelsomeness
- militance
- scrappiness
- truculence
- militancy
- pugnacity
- belligerence
- defiance
- assaultiveness
- feistiness
- fight
Weak:
- surliness
- militantness
- imperialism
- rudeness
- antagonism
- fretfulness
- pettishness
- disagreeableness
- irritableness
- irascibility
- petulance
- fractiousness
- orneriness
- querulousness
- testiness
- grouchiness
- hyperaggressiveness
- irritability
- fierceness
- jingoism
- biliousness
- crossness
- militarism
- unfriendliness
- acidity
- chip-on-one-s-shoulder
- grumpiness
- peevishness
- crankiness
Meaning of belligerency
belligerency (n)
hostile or warlike attitude or nature
fighting; acts of overt warfare
belligerency (n.)
The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.
belligerency Sentence Examples
- The belligerent tone of the negotiation made it clear that a peaceful resolution was unlikely.
- The country's foreign policy exhibited a marked increase in belligerency after the regime change.
- The speaker's belligerent rhetoric incited violence and heightened tensions.
- The belligerent students hurled insults and projectiles at the opposing team's fans.
- The belligerent stance of the opposition party threatened to derail the legislative process.
- The belligerency between the two gangs escalated, leading to a bloody turf war.
- The belligerent behavior of the intoxicated man resulted in his arrest for disorderly conduct.
- The belligerent protesters refused to leave the building, despite being ordered to do so.
- The belligerent nature of the domestic animal made it unsafe for children to approach.
- The belligerent atmosphere at the meeting prevented any meaningful discussion from taking place.
FAQs About the word belligerency
hostile or warlike attitude or nature, fighting; acts of overt warfareThe quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.
aggression, hostility, aggressiveness, bellicosity, contentiousness, combativeness, disputatiousness, quarrelsomeness, militance, scrappiness
cordiality, cordiality, friendliness,pacifism, nonaggression, pacifism, friendliness, nonaggression, benevolence, benevolence
The belligerent tone of the negotiation made it clear that a peaceful resolution was unlikely.
The country's foreign policy exhibited a marked increase in belligerency after the regime change.
The speaker's belligerent rhetoric incited violence and heightened tensions.
The belligerent students hurled insults and projectiles at the opposing team's fans.
