What are some opposite words for belligerent?

Antonyms for belligerent
bəˈlɪdʒ ər əntbel·li·ger·ent

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. belligerentadjective

    (By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.

    Synonyms:
    aggressive, contentious, combative, antagonistic, quarrelsome, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. belligerent

    Antonyms:
    neutral, pacific, peaceful, nonbelligerent, appeased, reconciled

    Synonyms:
    contending, engaging, fighting, opposed, adverse, rival, conflicting, antagonist, assailant, hostile

Princeton's WordNet2.2 / 5 votes

  1. combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapperadjective

    someone who fights (or is fighting)

    Antonyms:
    peaceable, amicable, peaceful

    Synonyms:
    fighter aircraft, combatant, attack aircraft, paladin, champion, fighter, battler, scrapper, hero

  2. aggressive, belligerentadjective

    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

    "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"

    Antonyms:
    amicable, peaceable, peaceful

    Synonyms:
    fast-growing(a), militant, strong-growing, aggressive, war-ridden, warring

  3. belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warringadjective

    engaged in war

    "belligerent (or warring) nations"

    Antonyms:
    amicable, peaceable, peaceful

    Synonyms:
    aggressive, warlike, warring, competitive, hawkish, war-ridden, militant

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. belligerentadjective

    Synonyms:
    at war, warring, militant, bellicose, pugnacious

How to use belligerent in a sentence?

  1. The US:

    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.

  2. Donovon Brinson:

    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.

  3. Rick Raynor:

    I'd rather work nine Grateful Dead concerts than one Oregon football game. They don't get belligerent like they do at the games.

  4. Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker:

    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.

  5. Steve Goldman:

    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.

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