All hawkish synonyms

adj hawkish

• aggressive — An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
• belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
• chilly — Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold.
• chilly — Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold.
• refreshing — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
• contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
• intrusive — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
• combative — A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue.
• threatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
• destructive — Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury.
• crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
• brisk — A brisk activity or action is done quickly and in an energetic way.
• freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
• breezy — If you describe someone as breezy, you mean that they behave in a casual, cheerful, and confident manner.
• icy — made of, full of, or covered with ice: icy roads.
• frosty — characterized by or producing frost; freezing; very cold: frosty weather.
• wintry — of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies.
• cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
• snowy — abounding in or covered with snow: snowy fields.
• frozen — past participle of freeze.
• raw — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
• bitter — In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
• intense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
• bleak — If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
• frigid — very cold in temperature: a frigid climate.
• chilled — (of a person) feeling cold
• cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
• belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
• antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
• chilling — If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening.
• hostile — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
• boxing — Boxing is a sport in which two people wearing large padded gloves fight according to special rules.
• determined — If you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you.
• battling — a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo.
• fencing — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
• warmongering — the practices and principles of a warmonger.
• jousting — a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
• sparring — a motion of sparring.
• brawling — a noisy quarrel, squabble, or fight.
• wrestling — an act of or a bout at wrestling.
• sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
• arctic — The Arctic is the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is very little light in winter and very little darkness in summer.
• icebox — an insulated cabinet or chest with a partition for ice, used for preserving or cooling food, beverages, etc.
• keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
• cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
• chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
• siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
• hyperborean — Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
• trigger-happy — ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
• catch cold — to become ill with a cold