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Combative vs Belligerent - What's the difference?

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Belligerent is a synonym of combative.



As adjectives the difference between combative and belligerent

is that combative is given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious while belligerent is engaged in warfare, warring.

As a noun belligerent is

a state or other armed participant in warfare.

combative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
    • His combative style leads to many arguments.

    Synonyms

    * See also ----

    belligerent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Engaged in warfare, warring.
  • Eager to go to war, warlike.
  • Of or pertaining to war.
  • (By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
  • violently towards others.

    • Synonyms

    * (eager to fight) aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

    Derived terms

    * belligerently * cobelligerent

    Related terms

    * bellicose * belligerence * belligerency

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state or other armed participant in warfare
    • The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents .

    See also

    * warmonger ----