belligerency Antonyms
Strongest:
- nonaggression
- friendliness
- benevolence
- pacifism
- nonaggression
- pacifism
- benevolence
- cordiality
- cordiality
- friendliness
Strong:
- pleasantness
- mildness
- affability
- amiability
- complaisance
- anti-imperialism
- affability
- gentleness
- geniality
- kindliness
- graciousness
- kindliness
- complaisance
- sociability
- graciousness
- amiability
- antimilitarism
- mildness
- sociability
- antimilitarism
- anti-imperialism
- gentleness
- pleasantness
- geniality
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- fight
- bellicosity
- feistiness
- pugnacity
- militancy
- truculence
- quarrelsomeness
- combativeness
- scrappiness
- belligerence
- disputatiousness
- militance
- assaultiveness
- defiance
- contentiousness
Weak:
- grumpiness
- chip-on-one-s-shoulder
- rudeness
- fierceness
- disagreeableness
- hyperaggressiveness
- jingoism
- acidity
- fractiousness
- militantness
- fretfulness
- biliousness
- imperialism
- orneriness
- querulousness
- pettishness
- crossness
- testiness
- irritability
- irritableness
- grouchiness
- antagonism
- crankiness
- unfriendliness
- petulance
- militarism
- irascibility
- peevishness
- surliness
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.
hostility,aggression, aggressiveness, fight, bellicosity, feistiness, pugnacity, militancy, truculence, quarrelsomeness
nonaggression, friendliness, benevolence,pacifism, nonaggression, pacifism, benevolence, cordiality, cordiality, friendliness
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.
