Thesaurus / truculent
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synonyms for truculent
- abusive
- aggressive
- antagonistic
- bad-tempered
- barbarous
- bellicose
- brutal
- bullying
- caustic
- combative
- contentious
- contumelious
- cowing
- cross
- defiant
- ferocious
- fierce
- frightening
- harsh
- hostile
- inhuman
- inhumane
- intimidating
- invective
- mean
- militant
- mordacious
- mordant
- obstreperous
- opprobrious
- ornery
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- rude
- savage
- scathing
- scrappy
- scurrilous
- sharp
- sullen
- terrifying
- trenchant
- violent
- vituperative
- vituperous
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He described the men at the Lion d'Or as truculent, easily ready to take offense, difficult to persuade.
THE LIGHT THAT LURESPERCY BREBNERThese truculent ruffians (when they have thoroughly earned a thrashing) will often accept it with most edifying docility.
THE CRADLE OF MANKINDW.A. WIGRAMThey were led, as before, by the captain of the guard, and the truculent vizier Abdullah.
JACK HARKAWAY'S BOY TINKER AMONG THE TURKSBRACEBRIDGE HEMYNGOne of the Canadians who had been in the American Navy was unusually truculent.
THE ESCAPE OF A PRINCESS PATGEORGE PEARSONGroups of truculent young Arabs followed us shouting objurgations, and accepting small coins as ransom.
HUMANLY SPEAKINGSAMUEL MCCHORD CROTHERSBut even more truculent methods are represented by the story-tellers as resorted to free the afflicted household.
THE SCIENCE OF FAIRY TALESEDWIN SIDNEY HARTLANDA more truculent commander would have no difficulty in inventing a pretext for taking off his head.
SOUTH AMERICAN FIGHTS AND FIGHTERSCYRUS TOWNSEND BRADYThere were always four black soldiers on guard, truculent scoundrels with curly swords.
HYACINTHGEORGE A. BIRMINGHAMStrong as this truculent leader was in men and money, the Khedive Ismail did not believe that he would dare to resist his power.
THE LIFE OF GORDON, VOLUME IDEMETRIUS CHARLES BOULGERWhat was my astonishment, therefore, to behold Griggs's truculent manner change.
RICHARD CARVEL, COMPLETEWINSTON CHURCHILLWORDS RELATED TO TRUCULENT
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