militant
/ˈmɪlɪtənt/noun, adjective3 syllables
Militant means: engaged in war.
Synonyms for militant10
noun, as in a militant reformer
adjective, as in engaged in war
belligerent, war-ridden, warring, unpeaceful
adjective, as in disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
hawkish, warlike, unpeaceful
adjective, as in showing a fighting disposition
What does militant mean?4
adjective
1
engaged in war“belligerent (or warring) nations”
2
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies“militant nations”
3
showing a fighting disposition“highly competitive sales representative”
noun
1
a militant reformer
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Militant in a sentence
- The man was said to be part of a rogue militant group.orcrist
- Algeria needs to prevent Libya from turning into a sanctuary for jihadist militants.Amastan
- He's really militant about gluten, geez.Eccles17
- The bureaucrats are militants of paperwork.theupandup
- There's a strange pipeline from militant atheist to Neo-Nazi, facilitated by YouTube's algorithms.shekitten
- He was the head of the League of Militant Atheists.soliloquist
- Ali Ideflawen is a Kabyle militant singer.Igider
- Mouloud Mammeri is a Berber Algerian militant.MisterBrown
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Forms of militant
as a noun
- plural
- militants