What are some opposite words for belligerent?
Antonyms for belligerent
bəˈlɪdʒ ər əntbel·li·ger·ent
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term belligerent.
Wiktionary
belligerentadjective
(By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
Synonyms:
aggressive, contentious, combative, antagonistic, quarrelsome, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent
English Synonyms and Antonyms
belligerent
Antonyms:
accessible, affable, affectionate, amicable, brotherly, companionable, complaisant, cordial, favorable, fond, friendly, genial, hearty, kind, kindly, loving, neighborly, sociable, social, tender, well-disposedSynonyms:
adverse, alienated, antagonistic, bellicose, cold, contentious, disaffected, distant, estranged, frigid, hostile, ill-disposed, indifferent, inimical, unfriendly, unkind, warlike
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
belligerent
Antonyms:
neutral, pacific, peaceful, nonbelligerent, appeased, reconciledSynonyms:
contending, engaging, fighting, opposed, adverse, rival, conflicting, antagonist, assailant, hostile
Princeton's WordNet
combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapperadjective
someone who fights (or is fighting)
Antonyms:
peaceable, amicable, peacefulSynonyms:
fighter aircraft, combatant, attack aircraft, paladin, champion, fighter, battler, scrapper, heroaggressive, belligerentadjective
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
"aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"
Antonyms:
amicable, peaceable, peacefulSynonyms:
fast-growing(a), militant, strong-growing, aggressive, war-ridden, warringbelligerent, militant, war-ridden, warringadjective
engaged in war
"belligerent (or warring) nations"
Antonyms:
amicable, peaceable, peacefulSynonyms:
aggressive, warlike, warring, competitive, hawkish, war-ridden, militant
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
belligerentadjective
Synonyms:
at war, warring, militant, bellicose, pugnacious
How to use belligerent in a sentence?
Although designated an' alien unprivileged enemy belligerent,' not technically afforded the rights of The US citizens, the complete disregard for the foundational concepts upon which the Constitution was founded is an affront to American values and concepts of justice, mr. Khan was subject to physical and psychological abuse well beyond approved enhanced interrogation techniques, instead being closer to torture performed by the most abusive regimes in modern history.
I saw the beginning of the argument [between the girls], the girls were definitely getting really boisterous with each other and using belligerent terms. It's sad.
I'd rather work nine Grateful Dead concerts than one Oregon football game. They don't get belligerent like they do at the games.
In the last hour of our hostage crisis, the gunman became increasingly belligerent and threatening, without the instruction we received, we would not have been prepared to act and flee when the situation presented itself.
There a relief that (China's selloff) didn't continue. There's a relief that there doesn't seem to be any belligerent tone coming out of Greece.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#558 | social | |
#1139 | kind | |
#1254 | friendly | |
#1520 | pacific | |
#3867 | accessible | |
#5908 | neutral | |
#6100 | loving | |
#6740 | tender | |
#8633 | peaceful | |
#11528 | favorable | |
#12984 | fond | |
#13039 | kindly | |
#23927 | hearty | |
#31730 | reconciled | |
#32023 | affectionate | |
#36016 | cordial | |
#52005 | sociable | |
#55147 | belligerent | |
#57508 | genial | |
#57829 | brotherly | |
#60653 | amicable | |
#69570 | peaceable | |
#77365 | affable | |
#84135 | appeased | |
#92085 | neighborly | |
#192098 | companionable | |
#293856 | complaisant |
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