MILITARISTIC Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

militaristic

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Recent Examples of militaristic The seemingly militaristic act of archery and peaceful meditation may seem diametrically opposed. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 In militaristic sync as they pound treadmills, down protein shakes and take steroid injections in the buttocks, a gymnasium full of lavishly buff (even 24-packed, to quote a droll visual gag) gay men blankly sing the praises of the body-beautiful lifestyle to a pounding EDM beat. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 May 2026 The suited ensemble emphasized militaristic utility, with a long-sleeve jacket embroidered with muted gold sinuous motifs. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 May 2026 The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 Germany was long seen as hesitant to appear overly militaristic or nationalistic, but the Ukraine war — and now the Iran conflict — has pushed Berlin to increase defense spending and crystallize its own national interests. — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Ironically, once relieved from their purely militaristic duties, star forts revealed their aesthetic value. — Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026 The Republican Party and this administration in particular have no regard for future generations that will be saddled with debt as a result of present day militaristic spending with no concomitant revenue stream to offset the cost. — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026 The rest of her outfit was a militaristic dress by Mugler in shades of tan, a nice break from Ortega's often black wardrobe without going in a colorful direction that wouldn't suit her or fit with her image. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for militaristic

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Japan has neither of such weapons, and yet Japan is labeled neo-militarist.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025

Definition of militarist

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The tit-for-tat strikes and increasingly belligerent posture from both sides roiled markets and is threatening to unravel the memorandum of understanding signed last month to end the war.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 8 July 2026
America, the world’s oldest, continuous, modern democracy, will soon celebrate its 250th birthday—mired in conflict and piloted by a belligerent and mercurial nationalist.

— Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026

Definition of belligerent

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The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
One of the world’s most cooperative mammals is also one of its most warlike.

— Big Think, Big Think, 8 May 2026

Definition of warlike

Adjective

At least, that’s what the bellicose rhetoric from Tehran suggests.

— Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
At National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, a controversial but popular Russian studies program introduced last fall has nothing to do with the glories of imperial Russia and everything to do with the thinking and motivations of the bellicose power next door.

— Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026

Definition of bellicose

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Explanations as to why he was fired have varied widely from the defense minister allegedly being too corrupt, not corrupt enough, too combative with army leadership, too showy, too popular, and too in the clouds on military matters.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
Rather than a cohesive national unit, Americans faced a loose, tense and combative set of state and local interests.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Definition of combative

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In March, a group of major medical organizations, including the AHA and the American College of Cardiology, released new guidelines urging more aggressive treatment of cholesterol.

— Anne Thompson, NBC news, 16 July 2026
His team is curious about the fuel effects of acceleration and aggressive driving and other air pollutants that might increase with speeding.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

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