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Synonyms & Antonyms of trigger-happy
as in belligerent, combative
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for trigger-happy
- argumentative,
- bellicose,
- belligerent,
- combative,
- contentious,
- discordant,
- disputatious,
- gladiatorial,
- pugnacious,
- quarrelsome,
- truculent,
- warlike
- aggressive,
- ambitious,
- assertive,
- enterprising,
- fierce,
- go-getting,
- high-pressure,
- in-your-face,
- militant,
- pushy,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive
- audacious,
- bold,
- brash,
- brassy,
- bumptious,
- cheeky,
- cocksure,
- cocky,
- confident,
- determined,
- forward,
- impudent,
- insolent,
- overconfident,
- presumptuous,
- unapologetic,
- unsubdued,
- unyielding
- bare-knuckle
- (also bare-knuckled or bare-knuckles),
- feisty,
- scrappy
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“Trigger-happy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trigger-happy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of trigger-happy was in 1943
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