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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having or showing an eagerness to fight; aggressive; warlike.
More guards were called when the prisoner became belligerent.He was expelled from school after he became belligerent toward one of his teachers.- synonyms:
- aggressive, bellicose, combatant, combative, contentious, truculent, warlike
- antonyms:
- friendly
- similar words:
- antagonistic, argumentative, hostile, martial, offensive, pugnacious
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| definition 2: |
pertaining to war or to people or countries at war.
The belligerent nations could not be brought to the negotiating table.- synonyms:
- hostile, martial, militant, warlike
- antonyms:
- neutral, peaceful
- similar words:
- at war, combatant, combative, inimical
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| related words: |
choleric, controversial, cruel, militant, quarrelsome, turbulent |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one who behaves in a belligerent manner.
The belligerents were expelled from school.- similar words:
- antagonist, combatant, enemy, gladiator, warmonger
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| definition 2: |
a person, state, or nation engaged in war.
The belligerents met to draw up a truce.- synonyms:
- enemy, foe
- antonyms:
- neutral
- similar words:
- adversary, competitor, opponent
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| derivation: |
belligerently (adv.) |
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