Synonyms for belligerence
bəˈlɪdʒ ər ənsbel·li·ger·ence

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1. belligerence, belligerencynoun

   hostile or warlike attitude or nature

   Synonyms:
   hostilities, belligerency, pugnacity, aggressiveness

2. aggressiveness, belligerence, pugnacitynoun

   a natural disposition to be hostile

   Synonyms:
   pugnacity, belligerency, aggressiveness, aggression

Matched Categories

1. • Disagreeableness
   • Hostility

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1. List of paraphrases for "belligerence":

   belligerency, belligerent

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How to use belligerence in a sentence?

1. Jean Hegarty:

   I'm disappointed by the belligerence of politicians, in some respects there has not been a lot of change. In some respects there has been tonnes.

2. Michael McCaul:

   Delayed deliveries of Congressionally-approved sales to Taiwan are undermining Republican House lawmakers ability to deter an attack from China. This is incredibly concerning as China ramps up its belligerence towards Taiwan.

3. Judge Jackson:

   The truth still exists. The truth still matters, roger Stone's insistence that it doesn't, Roger Stone belligerence, Roger Stone pride in Roger Stone own lies are a threat to our most fundamental institutions, to the very foundation of our democracy.

4. Emmanuel Nahshon:

   What happened (in Zurich) proves that the nuclear deal ... created an unbridled incentive to pour billions of dollars into Iran without it being required to changes its policy of terror and belligerence, greed begets attempts to grovel before the Iranian regime, with attendant loss of basic sense and self-respect.

5. Alan Gross:

   It pains me to see them treated so unjustly as a consequence of two governments' mutually belligerent policies, five-and-a-half decades of history shows us that such belligerence inhibits better judgment. Two wrongs don't make a right.