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All in arms synonyms

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adj in arms

  • militaristic — a person imbued with militarism.
  • vigorous — full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
  • assertive — Someone who is assertive states their needs and opinions clearly, so that people take notice.
  • belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
  • bellicose — You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight.
  • warring — a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
  • active — Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
  • military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
  • offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
  • fighting — fit to fight: a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape.
  • martial — inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
  • contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
  • pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
  • pushy — obnoxiously forward or self-assertive.
  • quarrelsome — inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
  • self-assertive — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
  • truculent — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
  • up in arms — Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
  • warlike — fit, qualified, or ready for war; martial: a warlike fleet; warlike tribes.
  • scrappy — fond of fighting, arguing, or competing.
  • assertory — characterized by or relating to declaration or affirmation
  • combating — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
  • gladiatorial — of or relating to gladiators or to their combats.
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