Synonyms for militaristic
- adjective
Most common
antagonistic combative militarist truculent bellicist warhungry
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Using the power of the military.
Example sentences
- antagonistic The two countries are antagonistic to each other.
- combative The combative patient was given a tranquilizer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| militaristic | rising | |
| antagonistic | steady | |
| combative | rising | |
| militarist | falling | |
| truculent | steady | |
| bellicist | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- warlike2
- 8 letters
- military4
- 9 letters
- combative3, bellicose3, truculent3, bellicist, warhungry
- 10 letters
- militarist
- 11 letters
- contentious3
- 12 letters
- antagonistic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (warlike2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- militariste