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Hostilities

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hostilities"

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Word	Definition
fightingnoun	The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
belligerentnoun	A state or other armed participant in warfare
fighternoun	A person who fights; a combatant.
combatnoun	A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
warnoun	(uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
conflictnoun	A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
fightnoun	A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
battlefieldnoun	The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
battlenoun	(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
aggressivenoun	One who is aggressive.
violencenoun	Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
militarynoun	Armed forces.
hostilenoun	(chiefly in the plural) An enemy.
hawkish	Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.
martialnoun	(obsolete) A soldier, a warrior.
aggressionsnoun	Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
animositiesnoun	Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
antagonismsnoun	A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
assaultsnoun	A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
atrocitiesnoun	(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.