militant

Examples

• All

• Furthermore, this militant minority has a monopoly on political and military power.

  Academic text (2012)

• A militant environmental activist group.

  Womb (2010)

• You give money to militant groups.

  All Eyez on Me (2017)

• I'm a militant against smoking, in part because my mother died from smoking.

• And they're actually, you know, actually getting quite militant about making science better.

  Sabine Hossenfelder

• They're a potentially militant, dangerous group.

  Walkout (2006)

• Second, the women's organizations of the political parties are often more militant about women's conditions than the parties themselves.

  Academic text (1991)

• Despite the setbacks of the Bow Street trial, Christabel continued to defend militant methods as the only way to win the vote.

• The former's more militant approach led to the EZLN's foundation in 1983.

  Academic text (1999)

• The more militant members, both at home and abroad are now coalescing around Ante Pavilich.

Synonyms

A

aggressive

vsmilitant

248 3.6

Determined and energetic in trying to reach goals

is forceful activity aimed at supporting a cause

D

defiant

vsmilitant

63 5.6

Refusing to follow rules or orders in a bold, open way

is resistance driven by support for a cause that may be aggressive

C

confrontational

vsmilitant

36 7.0

Showing anger and wanting to argue with others

is aggression used to advance a cause rather than just arguing

C

combative

vsmilitant

31 6.1

Being ready to argue or fight

is aggressive in support of a cause rather than general fighting readiness

B

belligerent

vsmilitant

26 7.5

Being ready to argue or fight

is aggressive action taken to support a belief rather than pure hostility

Z

zealous

vsmilitant

18 6.8

Being very excited and active about a cause or goal

is enthusiastic action that includes forceful methods to support a cause

H

hawkish

vsmilitant

14 7.9

Supporting the use of military force in politics

is personal active force for a cause rather than policy preference

W

warlike

vsmilitant

13 5.5

Ready to fight or attack

is aggressive activism aimed at causes rather than the general qualities of war

R

rebellious

vsmilitant

9 4.9

Taking part in resistance against the government or authority

is aggressive action supporting a cause rather than general opposition

A

activistic

vsmilitant

7.8

Showing strong public support for a political or social cause

is activism that uses aggressive or confrontational methods for causes

Antonyms

P

passive

111 3.9

Not taking action or trying to change what happens

S

submissive

38 5.1

Willing to obey others and not argue

Compounds

M

Militant Tendency

9.8

An organized group inside the British Labour Party that campaigned for socialism in the 1960s to 1980s

How Militant

extreme

877 3.6

militant

45 6.8

combative

31 6.1

assertive

42 4.2

peaceful

144 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology