Thesaurus / belligerents
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synonyms for belligerents
- belligerent
- combativeness
- contentiousness
- contrary
- scrappiness
- combative
- contentious
- controversial
- disputatious
- disputatiousness
- factious
- fire-eating
- having a chip on one's shoulder
- litigious
- opinionated
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- salty
- scrappy
- spiky
- touchy
- adversary
- antagonist
- assailant
- attacker
- enemy
- serviceman
- soldier
- battler
- belligerent
- contender
- foe
- warrior
- assailant
- boxer
- champion
- combatant
- mercenary
- militant
- opponent
- soldier
- tanker
- warlord
- warrior
- aggressor
- antagonist
- battler
- belligerent
- brawler
- bruiser
- bully
- competitor
- contender
- contestant
- disputant
- duelist
- GI
- gladiator
- heavy
- pugilist
- rival
- scrapper
- slugger
- wildcat
- jouster
- person-at-arms
- punching bag
- serviceperson
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How to use belligerents in a sentence
During the first few weeks following the Cavite naval battle nothing remarkable occurred between the belligerents.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMANDorothy was deeply moved, but was only too glad to be the means of restoring peace to the belligerents she had left.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIEIn the Thirty Years' War both belligerents finally proved to be nearly equal in strength.
FUNDAMENTAL PEACE IDEAS INCLUDING THE WESTPHALIAN PEACE TREATY (1648) AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS (1919)ARTHUR MAC DONALDIn the European war one of the belligerents, though at first meeting with reverses, in the end completely overcame the other.
FUNDAMENTAL PEACE IDEAS INCLUDING THE WESTPHALIAN PEACE TREATY (1648) AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS (1919)ARTHUR MAC DONALDIn the Thirty Years' War nothing further was necessary; the exhaustion of both belligerents was sufficient to end religious wars.
FUNDAMENTAL PEACE IDEAS INCLUDING THE WESTPHALIAN PEACE TREATY (1648) AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS (1919)ARTHUR MAC DONALDFrom the positions of the belligerents, the "pass of the Ribble" a very probable site of the conflict.
ON SOME ANCIENT BATTLE-FIELDS IN LANCASHIRECHARLES HARDWICKThis will give us some idea of the mode of proceeding between belligerents in those days.
HOW BRITANNIA CAME TO RULE THE WAVESW.H.G. KINGSTON"I tried to," modestly answered George, as if conscious that his efforts were of little avail with the belligerents.
FROM FARM HOUSE TO THE WHITE HOUSEWILLIAM M. THAYERBut I had been wronged by both belligerents; and it was soon agreed, by mutual consent, to drop the whole subject.
MILES WALLINGFORDJAMES FENIMORE COOPERThe conduct of the continental belligerents was preying upon the vital interests of America.
GREAT EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICACHARLES A. GOODRICH