All truculent synonyms
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T t adjective truculent
- coldblooded β having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- jousting β a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
- opprobrious β conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
- insubmissive β Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient.
- hotblooded β Spirited, rash, reckless.
- noncompliant β failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- warlike β fit, qualified, or ready for war; martial: a warlike fleet; warlike tribes.
- churlish β Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
- disputative β Tending to dispute.
- jingoistic β the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- cowing β to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe.
- aper β a person who apes, a mimic
- zestful β full of zest.
- quarrelsome β inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
- wolfish β resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.
- warmongering β the practices and principles of a warmonger.
- invective β vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
adj truculent
- fighting β fit to fight: a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape.
- barbarous β If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- flipper β a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- grumpy β surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- assertory β characterized by or relating to declaration or affirmation
- have it in for β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- belligerent β A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- inhuman β lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
- combative β A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue.
- inhumane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- in-humane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- brutish β If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- feisty β full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky: The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.
- defiant β If you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone.
- in arms β armed and prepared for war
- bearish β On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- gladiatorial β of or relating to gladiators or to their combats.
- demoniac β of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- grim β stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
- mordacious β biting or given to biting.
- declinatory β a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- have a bone to pick β to have grounds for a quarrel
- at loggerheads β If two or more people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree very strongly with each other.
- militant β vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- feller β Robert William Andrew ("Bob"; "Bullet Bob") 1918β2010, U.S. baseball player.
- ferine β feral1 .
- calumniatory β of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- gutty β Informal. showing spirit; plucky; gutsy: a gutty attempt to kick a field goal.
- cat-and-dog β continuously or unceasingly vicious and destructive: cat-and-dog competition.
- confrontational β If you describe the way that someone behaves as confrontational, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are aggressive and likely to cause an argument or dispute.
- gruff β low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
- hawkish β resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.