Synonyms for warlike
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Bellicose
bellicose, hostile, belligerent, combative, truculent, antagonistic, militant, hawkish, contentious, unpeaceful, militaristic, quarrelsome, pugnacious, philopolemic rare
2. Martial — martial, bellicose or militaristic
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Martial, bellicose or militaristic.
- adj. 2
Hostile and belligerent.
Related words
- Word family
- warlikeness
Example sentences
- hostile The Soviet Union took a hostile attitude toward us.
- belligerent She flaunts a belligerent attitude.
- combative The combative patient was given a tranquilizer.
- bellicose Such a bellicose attitude won't win you any friends.
- unfriendly Tom told Mary that he thought John was unfriendly.
- inimical Your actions are inimical to the revolution.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| warlike | falling | |
| hostile | steady | |
| belligerent | steady | |
| combative | rising | |
| bellicose | steady | |
| unfriendly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- hostile2, martial2, hawkish2
- 8 letters
- military4, militant3, inimical4
- 9 letters
- combative3, bellicose3, truculent3, soldierly
- 10 letters
- unfriendly3, pugnacious3, unpeaceful
- 11 letters
- contentious3, belligerent4, quarrelsome3
- 12 letters
- antagonistic5, militaristic5, philopolemic
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hostile2 = 2 syllables).