Belligerent

//bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ə.ɹənt//

Synonyms for "belligerent" (176 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Adjective(1 words)
aggressive
Noun(1 words)
battler

Strong matches (52)

Noun(2 words)
combatantfighter

Related words (88)

Adjective(3 words)
militantwar-riddenwarring
Noun(1 words)
scrapper

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6 relation types

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3 entries

Synonyms

3 entries

Related terms

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derived

9 entries

related to

14 entries

similar

3 entries

Translations

140 translations across 31 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • strydlustig adj (hostile, eager to fight)

Armenian

2 entries
  • պատերազմող adj (engaged in warfare)
  • պատերազմող կողմ noun (state or other armed participant in warfare)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • вае́нны adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • ваю́ючы adj (engaged in warfare)
  • ваяўні́чы adj (eager to go to war)
  • ваюючы бок noun (state or other armed participant in warfare)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • во́йнствен adj (eager to go to war)
  • во́йнствен adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • вое́нен adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • вою́ващ adj (engaged in warfare)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 交戰的 /交战的 adj (engaged in warfare)
  • 參戰的 /参战的 adj (engaged in warfare)
  • 交战国 noun (state or other armed participant in warfare)

Danish

4 entries
  • krigs adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • krigsførende adj (engaged in warfare)
  • krigslysten adj (eager to go to war)
  • stridslysten adj (hostile, eager to fight)

Dutch

4 entries
  • belligerent adj (engaged in warfare)
  • krijgs adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • oorlogs adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • oorlogszuchtig adj (eager to go to war)

Estonian

3 entries
  • sõdiv adj (engaged in warfare)
  • sõjakas adj (eager to go to war)
  • sõjakas adj (hostile, eager to fight)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hyökkäävä adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • riidanhaluinen adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • riitaa haastava adj (acting violently)
  • riitaisa adj (hostile, eager to fight)

French

4 entries
  • belligérant adj (engaged in warfare)
  • bellique adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • belliqueux adj (eager to go to war)
  • belliqueux adj (hostile, eager to fight)

Galician

3 entries
  • belixerante adj (engaged in warfare)
  • belixerante adj (eager to go to war)
  • bélico adj (of or pertaining to war)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მეომარი მხარე adj (engaged in warfare)

German

4 entries
  • Krieg führend adj (engaged in warfare)
  • Kriegs adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • kampflustig adj (eager to go to war)
  • kampflustig adj (hostile, eager to fight)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • hadakozó adj (engaged in warfare)
  • hadviselő adj (engaged in warfare)
  • háborúzó adj (engaged in warfare)
  • hadviselő fél noun (state or other armed participant in warfare)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • deilugjarn adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • deilugjarn adj (acting violently)
  • herskár adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • ófriðsamur adj (hostile, eager to fight)

Italian

4 entries
  • bellico adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • bellicoso adj (eager to go to war)
  • bellicoso adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • belligerante adj (engaged in warfare)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 交戦団体 noun (state or other armed participant in warfare)
  • 交戦国 noun (state or other armed participant in warfare)

Latin

3 entries
  • bellicus adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • bellicus adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • bellicus adj (acting violently)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • воен adj (of or pertaining to war)

Māori

4 entries
  • kaikiri adj (engaged in warfare)
  • kaikiri adj (eager to go to war)
  • kaikiri adj (acting violently)
  • kaitaua adj (eager to go to war)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • krigersk adj (eager to go to war)
  • krigs adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • stridslysten adj (eager to go to war)
  • stridslysten adj (hostile, eager to fight)

Occitan

4 entries
  • batalhièr adj (eager to go to war)
  • bellic adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • bellicós adj (eager to go to war)
  • belligerant adj (engaged in warfare)

Old English

1 entries
  • wīġbora noun (state or other armed participant in warfare)

Polish

4 entries
  • napastliwy adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • walczący adj (engaged in warfare)
  • wojenny adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • wojowniczy adj (eager to go to war)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • belicoso adj (eager to go to war)
  • belicoso adj (acting violently)
  • beligerante adj (engaged in warfare)
  • beligerante adj (eager to go to war)

Romanian

4 entries
  • belicos adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • beligerant adj (engaged in warfare)
  • certăreț adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • de război adj (of or pertaining to war)

Russian

4 entries
  • агресси́вный adj (acting violently)
  • вое́нный adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • вои́нственный adj (eager to go to war)
  • вои́нственный adj (hostile, eager to fight)

Spanish

4 entries
  • batallaroso (disused) adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • belicoso adj (hostile, eager to fight)
  • beligerante adj (engaged in warfare)
  • bélico adj (eager to go to war)

Swedish

4 entries
  • krigförande adj (engaged in warfare)
  • krigs adj (of or pertaining to war)
  • krigslysten adj (eager to go to war)
  • stridslysten adj (hostile, eager to fight)

Thai

1 entries
  • คู่สงคราม noun (state or other armed participant in warfare)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • войовни́чий adj (eager to go to war)
  • вою́ючий adj (engaged in warfare)
  • воє́нний adj (of or pertaining to war)

Sample sentences

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Tom is belligerent.

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You're belligerent.

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Tom was belligerent.

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Sami was being so belligerent.

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