All belligerent synonyms

adj belligerent

• combative — A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue.
• contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
• hostile — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
• quarrelsome — inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
• ornery — ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
• bellicose — You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight.
• antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
• aggressive — An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
• militant — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
• flip — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
• fighting — fit to fight: a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape.
• mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
• ardent — Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
• cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
• fierce — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
• hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
• hot-tempered — easily angered; short-tempered.
• pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
• truculent — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
• warlike — fit, qualified, or ready for war; martial: a warlike fleet; warlike tribes.
• scrappy — fond of fighting, arguing, or competing.
• at loggerheads — If two or more people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree very strongly with each other.
• battling — a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo.
• have a bone to pick — to have grounds for a quarrel
• have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
• on the outs — on unfriendly terms