To save this word, you'll need to log in.
mil·i·tan·cy | \ ˈmi-lə-tən(t)-sē 
\
\Definition of militancy
: the quality or state of being militant
Keep scrolling for more
Synonyms & Antonyms for militancy
Synonyms
- aggression,
- aggressiveness,
- assaultiveness,
- bellicosity,
- belligerence,
- belligerency,
- combativeness,
- contentiousness,
- defiance,
- disputatiousness,
- feistiness,
- fight,
- militance,
- militantness,
- pugnacity,
- quarrelsomeness,
- scrappiness,
- truculence
Antonyms
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of militancy in a Sentence
the militancy of the radical organization made the authorities a little nervous
Recent Examples on the Web And that’s sparked a new militancy in many of those workers.
—
Sarah Jaffe, The New Republic, "The Post-Pandemic Future of Work," 1 May 2020 Egypt and Israel have significantly increased security cooperation in recent years to deal with growing militancy in the area.
—
Dov Lieber, WSJ, "Israeli-U.S. Consortium Begins Pumping Natural Gas to Egypt," 15 Jan. 2020 Mubarak was a stalwart U.S. ally, a bulwark against Islamic militancy and guardian of Egypt’s peace with Israel.
—
Washington Post, "Mubarak, Egypt’s autocrat ousted in uprising, dies at 91," 25 Feb. 2020 Over the years, Mubarak tinkered with reform but shunned major change, presenting himself as Egypt's sole protection against Islamic militancy and sectarian division.
—
Samy Magdy, Anchorage Daily News, "Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s autocrat ousted in the Arab Spring uprising, dies at 91," 25 Feb. 2020 Mubarak was a stalwart U.S. ally, a bulwark against Islamic militancy and guardian of Egypt's peace with Israel.
—
Samy Magdy, Anchorage Daily News, "Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s autocrat ousted in the Arab Spring uprising, dies at 91," 25 Feb. 2020 While Operation All-out didn’t succeed, the NIA investigation was geared to make separatist leaders pay for their support and alleged funding of the militancy and unrest in the Valley.
—
Riyaz Wani, Quartz India, "Long before revoking Kashmir’s autonomy, India had a ready plan to quell protests," 2 Dec. 2019 Yet even during this era of intense Southern belligerence, Douglass coupled militancy with pragmatism.
—
John Stauffer, WSJ, "‘Frederick Douglass’ Review: His Tongue the Pen of God," 11 Oct. 2018 The anthems of Sadr’s years-long militancy against U.S. forces also blared.
—
Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, "Iraqi demonstrators demand withdrawal of U.S. troops," 24 Jan. 2020
See MoreThese example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'militancy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on militancy
What made you want to look up militancy? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
May 2020 Words of the Day Quiz
- Which is a synonym of exiguous?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share militancy
Time Traveler for militancy
The first known use of militancy was in 1648
See more words from the same year