What is another word for militant?
Synonyms for militant
ˈmɪl ɪ təntmil·i·tant
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Princeton's WordNet
militant, activistadjective
a militant reformer
Synonyms:
activistAntonyms:
peaceable, peaceful, unaggressive, nonaggressivemilitant, hawkish, warlikeadjective
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
"militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies"
Synonyms:
warlike, warring, competitive, hawkish, war-ridden, belligerent, martialAntonyms:
unaggressive, peaceful, peaceable, nonaggressivecompetitive, militantadjective
showing a fighting disposition
"highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"
Synonyms:
warlike, competitive, private-enterprise(a), hawkish, warring, war-ridden, competitory, free-enterprise(a), belligerentAntonyms:
nonaggressive, unaggressive, peaceful, peaceablebelligerent, militant, war-ridden, warringadjective
engaged in war
"belligerent (or warring) nations"
Synonyms:
aggressive, warlike, warring, competitive, hawkish, war-ridden, belligerentAntonyms:
peaceful, peaceable, nonaggressive, unaggressive
Dictionary of English Synonymes
militantadjective
Synonyms:
fighting, contending, belligerent
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "militant":
armed, activist, militants, gunman, gunmen, fighters, guerrilla, jihad, hardline, activists, mujahed, fighter, mujahid, campaigner, guerrillas, hard-line, resistance, radical, belligerent, combatants, resister, bellicose
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3041 | competitive | |
#3656 | resistance | |
#4848 | armed | |
#6854 | martial | |
#6963 | radical | |
#7750 | aggressive | |
#8054 | fighters | |
#8203 | fighter | |
#9905 | activists | |
#11541 | activist | |
#17281 | jihad | |
#20046 | militant | |
#21278 | militants | |
#21939 | guerrilla | |
#31321 | combatants | |
#31444 | gunmen | |
#38224 | guerrillas | |
#43129 | warring | |
#43312 | gunman | |
#54942 | campaigner | |
#55147 | belligerent | |
#63390 | hardline | |
#66269 | warlike | |
#97072 | hawkish | |
#115380 | bellicose | |
#134585 | resister | |
#150898 | mujahid |
How to use militant in a sentence?
Republican Representative Bruce Babin:
The terrorist attack in Paris by militant Islamists is a loud clanging alarm bell to Congress and the American people warning us why we must block Obama’s reckless and foolish plan to allow tens of thousands of Syrian refugees into the U.S..
They have serious differences with ... other militant leadership over several issues, they feel that these people have damaged the movement and are targeting them.
This Iranian group has been involved in militant activities and innocent killings of Sunni Muslims. We do have demands to wipe off this Iranian group from GB because they have created unrest, their unending sectarian violence has caused us to fight back for our rights. We want the Pakistan government to plan stern action against them.
We are investigating whether they were mobilizing funds for militant activities in Bangladesh and or planning to carry out destructive action in the country, we will be able to confirm only after completion of interrogation.
Think tank analysts have often referred to him as a savvy militant group leader, even a mastermind. Thats because he was the leader of the most feared terrorist group in the world.
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