Synonyms of pugnacity

pugnacity

noun

as in aggression

an inclination to fight or quarrel

the players need to temper their pugnacity with a little self-restraint—their aggressive style of play too often results in penalties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aggression
• aggressiveness
• hostility
• defiance
• combativeness
• belligerence
• feistiness
• bellicosity
• fight
• militance
• truculence
• militancy
• belligerency
• contentiousness
• assaultiveness
• scrappiness
• quarrelsomeness
• disputatiousness
• fierceness
• irritability
• antagonism
• chip on one's shoulder
• unfriendliness
• militantness
• jingoism
• imperialism
• militarism
• irascibility
• irritableness
• petulance
• peevishness
• disagreeableness
• orneriness
• testiness
• rudeness
• hyperaggressiveness
• surliness
• crossness
• fractiousness
• querulousness
• grouchiness
• crankiness
• fretfulness
• grumpiness
• biliousness
• acidity
• captiousness
• huffiness
• pettishness
• waspishness
• irascibleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pacifism
• nonaggression
• friendliness
• benevolence
• sociability
• gentleness
• cordiality
• affability
• geniality
• amiability
• graciousness
• antimilitarism
• pleasantness
• kindliness
• mildness
• anti-imperialism
• amicability
• complaisance
• antiaggression
• amenability
• placability