belligerent

Synonyms

aggressive, argumentative, assaultive, bellicose, brawly, combative, confrontational, contentious, discordant, disputatious, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike;

Antonyms

nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious;

Near Antonyms

anti-imperialist, antimilitarist, unwarlike;

affable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, complaisant, conciliatory, cordial, easygoing, friendly, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, ingratiating, kindhearted, obliging, pleasant, sociable;

calm, quiet, relaxed, serene, tranquil;

benign, gentle, kindly, mild;

Related Words

antagonistic, fierce, hostile, hot-tempered;

acidic, bearish, bilious, bristly, choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, disagreeable, dyspeptic, fractious, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, huffy, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, ornery, peevish, pettish, petulant, prickly, querulous, rude, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, touchy, ugly, waspish;

savage, vicious;

battling, fighting, warring;

Phrases

on the warpath;