militancy (Meaning)
militancy (n)
a militant aggressiveness
militancy (n.)
The state of being militant; warfare.
A military spirit or system; militarism.
Synonyms & Antonyms of militancy
Synonyms:
- acidity
- irritableness
- hyperaggressiveness
- grumpiness
- captiousness
- disagreeableness
- fierceness
- grouchiness
- irritability
- militarism
- petulance
- crankiness
- orneriness
- jingoism
- fractiousness
- antagonism
- querulousness
- testiness
- rudeness
- surliness
- chip on one's shoulder
- pettishness
- militantness
- fretfulness
- peevishness
- unfriendliness
- irascibility
- crossness
- imperialism
- biliousness
Antonyms:
militancy Sentence Examples
- The militancy of the rebels escalated as the conflict intensified.
- The government cracked down on militant groups involved in acts of violence.
- The militant organization had a highly disciplined and well-trained following.
- The rise of militant ideologies threatened global stability.
- The pacifist movement worked tirelessly to counter the growing militancy.
- The militant leader issued a fiery speech calling for armed resistance.
- The police were overwhelmed by the sheer militancy of the rioters.
- The government's anti-militancy campaign yielded mixed results.
- The militant group's tactics involved hit-and-run attacks and suicide bombings.
- The militant threat to national security remained a top priority for law enforcement agencies.
FAQs About the word militancy
a militant aggressivenessThe state of being militant; warfare., A military spirit or system; militarism.
hostility,aggression, aggressiveness, militance, fight, assaultiveness, contentiousness, belligerency, scrappiness, feistiness
pacifism, nonaggression, benevolence, benevolence, antimilitarism, friendliness, nonaggression, antimilitarism, friendliness, sociability
The militancy of the rebels escalated as the conflict intensified.
The government cracked down on militant groups involved in acts of violence.
The militant organization had a highly disciplined and well-trained following.
The rise of militant ideologies threatened global stability.
