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Synonyms for truculent
ˈtrʌk yə lənt, ˈtru kyə-tru·cu·lent
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truculentadjective
Synonyms:
barbarous, inflexible, savage, cruel, unyielding, uncompromising, stubborn, deadly, destructive, defiant, fierce, ferocioustruculentadjective
cruel or savage
When we were touring on a riverboat near Dandong, the truculent North Korean soldiers from the other side of the river gave us a steely-eyed death stare.
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destructive, deadly, unyielding, barbarous, defiant, ferocious, savage, fierce, inflexible, uncompromising, stubborn, crueltruculentadjective
Deadly or destructive.
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inflexible, fierce, ferocious, destructive, cruel, unyielding, stubborn, barbarous, uncompromising, savage, deadly, defianttruculentadjective
Defiant or uncompromising.
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ferocious, unyielding, fierce, defiant, uncompromising, deadly, inflexible, savage, stubborn, destructive, cruel, barbaroustruculentadjective
Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
Synonyms:
cruel, deadly, savage, stubborn, destructive, inflexible, unyielding, uncompromising, ferocious, fierce, barbarous, defiant
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
truculent
Synonyms:
fierce, savage, ruthless, destructive, barbarous, cruel, bloodthirstyAntonyms:
mild, inoffensive, gentle
Princeton's WordNet
truculentadjective
defiantly aggressive
"a truculent speech against the new government"
Antonyms:
nonaggressive, unaggressive
Editors Contribution
fractious
spoiling for an argument or fight
the mother was at her wits' end because of her 4 year old's truculent behaviour.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #9200 | deadly | |
| #9792 | savage | |
| #11289 | cruel | |
| #13351 | destructive | |
| #15142 | fierce | |
| #24054 | stubborn | |
| #26085 | ruthless | |
| #30501 | defiant | |
| #39424 | ferocious | |
| #39728 | uncompromising | |
| #42074 | inflexible | |
| #66341 | barbarous | |
| #67083 | bloodthirsty | |
| #77553 | unyielding | |
| #205995 | truculent |
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