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Definitions

warmongering

[wawr-mong-ger-ing, -muhng-] / ˈwɔrˌmɒŋ gər ɪŋ, -ˌmʌŋ- /
ADJECTIVE
fighting
Synonyms
STRONG
battling belligerent boxing brawling contending determined fencing hostile jousting martial militant skirmishing sparring tilting wrestling
WEAK
angry argumentative bellicose combative contentious disputatious disputative ferocious hawkish jingoistic militaristic pugnacious quarrelsome ready to fight resolute scrappy truculent unbeatable under arms up in arms
Antonyms
STRONG
kind nice peaceful
WEAK
peaceloving
ADJECTIVE
militaristic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bellicose
WEAK
aggressive armed army combatant combative fighting martial militant noncivilian soldierly warlike
ADJECTIVE
military
Synonyms
STRONGEST
naval
STRONG
army combatant fighting martial militant noncivilian
WEAK
aggressive armed combative militaristic soldierly warlike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
civilian noncombatant
ADJECTIVE
soldierly
Synonyms
WEAK
aggressive armed army combatant combative fighting martial militant militaristic noncivilian warlike
ADJECTIVE
warlike
Synonyms
WEAK
aggressive attacking bellicose belligerent bloodthirsty combative contending contentious contrary fighting gladiatorial hawkish inimical martial militant militaristic military offensive pugnacious quarrelsome ructious soldierly truculent unfriendly warring
Antonyms
WEAK
harmonizing peaceful

Example Sentences

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The Godzilla movies, whether American or Japanese, are metaphors for the ravages of warmongering and the despondence of those powerless to escape its wrath.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Vladlen Tatarsky, a convicted criminal turned popular pro-Russian blogger who published warmongering diatribes, was promoting his upcoming book to a gathering of his fans at a hip burger joint in St. Petersburg.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2023

Pavel rejected the accusations as nonsense and warmongering.

From Reuters • Jan. 26, 2023

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly accused those listed of "warmongering" and profiting off Moscow's "abhorrent" attacks.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2022

“I certainly hope that no one has tried to inflict any warmongering resolutions upon the gathering.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole