COBELLIGERENT Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

cobelligerent

noun

Definition of cobelligerent

as in belligerent

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Recent Examples of cobelligerent Some American officials assert that as a matter of international law, the provision of weaponry and intelligence to the Ukrainian Army has made the United States a cobelligerent, an argument that some legal experts dispute. — New York Times, 19 Mar. 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cobelligerent

Noun

The opening of negotiations with the Lebanese government, which is not a belligerent in the conflict, will not immediately affect fighting against Hezbollah.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
Qatar, host of the US’s Al Udeid Air Base, is effectively a belligerent of Iran, meaning that until hostilities cease, that helium isn’t getting through.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of belligerent

Noun

The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.

— Daniel DePetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.

— Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026

Definition of war hawk

Noun

They were controlled by two sets of levers, with plastic buttons that made the combatants throw left jabs and right uppercuts.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
But combatants in the subcontinent were unaware of the initial truce that had been made in the West, and dozens more battles took place around the world.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

Definition of combatant

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Superpowered Marshal BraveStarr protects the planet of New Texas from various frontier bad guys, assisted by the eyes of the hawk, the ears of the wolf, the speed of the puma, and the strength of the bear.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 July 2026
As a bald eagle named Indy occasionally screeched at an offending hawk that flew overheard, speakers talked about the time capsule as a message to future generations about Americans’ hopes, values and lives in 2025.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of hawk

Noun

Mali’s junta has accused Algeria of backing local extremist rebels who are linked to the Muslim militant group al-Qaida.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
In that environment, Hezbollah emerged from a network of Shiite Islamist militants, making its dramatic entry into the war by attacking an Israel military base in 1982.

— Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026