Thesaurus.com
Thesaurus / truculency
FEEDBACK

truculency

See definition of truculency on Dictionary.com
  • nounbelligerence
  • nouncruelty
  • nounfight

synonyms for truculency

  • abhorrence
  • aggression
  • animosity
  • animus
  • antipathy
  • aversion
  • bellicoseness
  • bellicosity
  • belligerency
  • bitterness
  • combativeness
  • contentiousness
  • detestation
  • disaffection
  • enmity
  • estrangement
  • grudge
  • hatred
  • hostility
  • malevolence
  • malice
  • militance
  • militancy
  • opposition
  • pugnacity
  • rancor
  • resentment
  • spite
  • spleen
  • truculence
  • unfriendliness
  • venom
  • virulence
  • war
  • bad blood
  • ill will
  • inimicality
  • pugnaciousness
On this page you'll find 134 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to truculency, such as: abhorrence, aggression, animosity, animus, antipathy, and aversion.

antonyms for truculency

MOST RELEVANT
  • affection
  • benevolence
  • friendliness
  • friendship
  • good will
  • happiness
  • harmony
  • kindness
  • liking
  • love
  • loving
  • peace
  • pleasure
  • respect
  • sympathy
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

TRY USING truculency

See how your sentence looks with different synonyms.

Characters: 0/140
QUIZ
Quaere Yourself: Can I Ace This Week's Word Of The Day Quiz?
START THE QUIZ

How to use truculency in a sentence

For them the old ethnocentric jealousy, vanity, truculency, and ambition are the strongest elements in patriotism.
FOLKWAYSWILLIAM GRAHAM SUMNER
The Frenchman's truculency seemed to vanish under Brett's cutting words.
THE ALBERT GATE MYSTERYLOUIS TRACY
"I don't know as I want to," the mason replied, with a touch of his former truculency.
CLARK'S FIELDROBERT HERRICK
"I nearly was," said Kerry, a faint spark of his old truculency lighting up the weary eyes.
DOPESAX ROHMER
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
Choose the synonym for future
capacitor

WORDS RELATED TO TRUCULENCY

  • aggression
  • aggressiveness
  • animosity
  • antagonism
  • argumentativeness
  • bellicosity
  • belligerence
  • belligerency
  • combativeness
  • combativity
  • contentiousness
  • hostility
  • pugnaciousness
  • pugnacity
  • truculence
  • truculency
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.