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