Militant

/ˈmɪlɪtənt/

Synonyms for "militant" (244 found)

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Closest matches (49)

Noun(7 words)

activist aggressivearmed factionassertive bolshevik bolsheviks bushwhackers

active activist activistic aggressive aggressor alive animated antagonistic assertiveat warball of firebattler battling beaver bellicose belligerentbelted knightbickererbig time operatorbig-time operator

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blade bloodthirsty bloodybloody mindedbloody-minded bouncing bouncy bravo brawler breezy brisk bubbly bully bullyboy bustlerbusy beechauvinist chauvinistic chipper combatant

Adjective(2 words)

armed rebellionbelligerent

Strong matches (73)

Noun(18 words)

combatants combative confrontational crusading extremist extremists fenian forceful ghibelline guerrilla hardliner incisive insurgentinsurgent groupinsurgents jacobin jihadist jihadists

combative competitor contender contention contentious contestant disputant doer duelisteager beaverebullient effervescent embattled enemy energetic enforcer enthusiast fencer ferocious feuder

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fierce fighter fightingfighting cockfoilsman forcible friskyfull of fightfull of gofull of lifefull of pepgamecock gladiatorgo gettergo-getter goon gorillahatchet manhawkish hood hoodlum hooligan hostilehuman dynamohustler inimical jingo jingoish jingoist jingoistic jouster

Adjective(4 words)

competitive hawkish insurrectionaryinsurrectionary ideology

Related words (122)

knight livelive wirelivelyman of actionman of deedsmartial mercurial militaristic militarynew broomoffensive operator peppy perky pertplug uglyplug-uglypolitical activistpowerhouse

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pugnacious pushful pushing pushy quarreler quarrelsome quicksilver rioter rival rough rowdy ruffian saber-rattling sabreur sanguinary sanguineous savage scrapper scrappy scuffler self-assertive smacking snappy soldier soldierlike soldierly spanking spirited sprightly spry squabbler streetfighterstrong armstrong-arm manstrong-armer struggler swashbuckler sword swordplayer swordsmantake-charge guythug tilter toughtrigger happytrigger-happy truculent tussler unfriendly unpacific unpeaceable unpeacefulup in armsvivacious warlike warmongering warring warriorwheeler dealerwheeler-dealer winner wrangler zealot zingy

Noun(24 words)

mahdistmilitant groupmilitaristicmore insurrectionarymujahadein mujahadin mujahedin mujahid mujahidin partisan partizan partizanspolitically violentpugnacious radical rebelrebel factionred guard activitiesrevolutionaryrevolutionary advocate

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storming bastilleterrorist terrorists zealous

Adjective(13 words)

red guard movementrevolutionary activistrevolutionary bannersrevolutionary grouprevolutionary ideasrevolutionary ideologyrevolutionary thinkerviolent overthrow ideologyviolent revolutionviolent revolution periodwar-ridden warlike warring

Adjective(1 words)

warrish

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6 relation types

More general

15 entries

armed groupattitude descriptorcrusaderdiscourse descriptorgroup action descriptormeliorist personpolitical action descriptorpolitical actorpolitical organizationreformer reformistsocial reformerstance descriptortone descriptor

More specific

11 entries

armed activistarmed wingbelligerent rhetoricconfrontational rhetoricextremistextremist factionguerrilla factioninsurgent groupmilitant activistrebelrebel faction

Collocations

9 entries

militant activismmilitant activitymilitant factionmilitant groupmilitant ideologymilitant organizationmilitant rhetoricmilitant stancemilitant wing

Inflections

3 entries

militantsmore militantmost militant

Derivations

3 entries

militancy militantism militantly

similar

2 entries

aggressive unpeaceful

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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The man was said to be part of a rogue militant group.

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He's really militant about gluten, geez.

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Ali Ideflawen is a Kabyle militant singer.

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Mouloud Mammeri is a Berber Algerian militant.

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