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militarism

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of militarism

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.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of militarism

imperialism, jingoism

aggression, aggressiveness, assaultiveness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, defiance, disputatiousness, feistiness, fight, militance, militancy, militantness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, scrappiness, truculence

antagonism, fierceness, hostility, hyperaggressiveness, unfriendliness

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of militarism

antiaggression, anti-imperialism, antimilitarism

affability, amiability, amicability, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, graciousness, pleasantness, sociability

gentleness, kindliness, mildness

amenability, complaisance, placability

nonaggression, pacifism

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