Synonyms of militarism

militarism

noun

as in aggression

the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals

The administration has been criticized for the militarism of its foreign policy.

Related Words

• aggression
• imperialism
• aggressiveness
• jingoism
• defiance
• hostility
• militancy
• bellicosity
• militance
• belligerence
• belligerency
• assaultiveness
• contentiousness
• pugnacity
• combativeness
• quarrelsomeness
• truculence
• scrappiness
• disputatiousness
• antagonism
• feistiness
• fight
• unfriendliness
• militantness
• fierceness
• hyperaggressiveness

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of militarism

Memories of Imperial Japan’s human rights abuses were still fresh in people’s minds – fueling fears that any such law or intelligence reform could backslide once again to surveillance, militarism and repression. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

From the other side of the ideological spectrum, anti-Nazis interpreted the tolerant and pacifist spirit of the film as a rebuke to Nazi eugenics and militarism. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Germany, Austria, and other countries turn to protectionism, xenophobia, militarism. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

That is using militarism and war as an excuse for people to make profit. — June 1, NPR, 1 June 2026