Synonyms of aggressors

aggressors

noun

plural of aggressor

as in invaders

one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause

a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invaders
• raiders
• attackers
• militants
• assailants
• instigators
• plunderers
• initiators
• combatants
• ambushers
• militarists
• pillagers
• warmongers
• hawks
• belligerents
• jingoists
• war hawks
• ambuscaders
• jingoes
• forayers
• cobelligerents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenders
• pacifists
• peacemakers
• doves
• nonbelligerents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aggressors

Rogers previously served in a space aggressors unit in the US Air Force, taking up against US space operators in war game and military exercises. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

In some physical altercations, both residents were aggressors, while other fights were one-sided. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026

Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026

The skin isn’t just a passive barrier that accepts humectants, peptides, and other ingredients and keeps out external aggressors like pollutants and bacteria. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 6 July 2026

This helps nourish and protect hair from external aggressors like UV damage and pollution, which can cause weakness and buildup. — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 July 2026

The formula includes peptides and ceramides to protect against external aggressors and restore the skin barrier. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026

But the show still makes its point that the world of this play has narcissistic aggressors and flailing victims, and those who fall into both of those categories. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

One of them was a decision taken in March, 2025, to block most or all of the aid, and that actually gave Hamas and Israel’s aggressors a lot of power, because, for several months, there was almost no food going into Gaza. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 22 June 2026