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Hostile and aggressive

Engaged in a war or conflict, as recognized by international law

Rebellious in nature

(of a person) Deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative

Aggressive or violent in nature

A state or other armed participant in warfare

A person or nation engaged in fighting during a war

One who is devotedly engaged in a cause or mission

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Adjective

Hostile and aggressive

confrontational

spoiling for a fight

looking for trouble

have chip on shoulder

have a bone to pick

ill-humoured^UK

ready for a fight

having a chip on one's shoulder

passive-aggressive

covertly narcissistic

on a short fuse

itching to fight

insurrectionary

dead set against

dissenting from

acting in opposition

in disagreement with

at variance with

evil-intentioned

ill-disciplined

beyond the pale

socially impaired

undisciplinable

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

easily offended

rubbing the wrong way

open to question

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“He's a good footballer but he's not very aggressive, not very belligerent and I'd like to think that with 20-odd caps he'd be a bit more aggressive than he is.”

Adjective

Engaged in a war or conflict, as recognized by international law

“He also reminds readers that neutral status in wartime runs the risk of attracting contempt from belligerent states.”

Adjective

Rebellious in nature

confrontational

ready for a fight

spoiling for a fight

unaccommodating

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Adjective

(of a person) Deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative

unaccommodating

difficult to handle

undisciplinable

obstinately disobedient

confrontational

attention-seeking

not giving an inch

unreciprocating

making difficulties

not cooperative

ill-disciplined

full of mischief

impossible to cope with

self-opinionated

set in one's ways

stubborn as a mule

full of determination

bound and determined

dyed-in-the-wool

meaning business

as stubborn as a mule

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

sticking to one's guns

standing one's ground

overenthusiastic

stop at nothing

self-disciplined

uncompassionate

proof against persuasion

in for long haul

tough nut to crack

single-minded about

through and through

set in your ways

unimpressionable

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

solid as a rock

hold your ground

of preconceived ideas

unchallengeable

tall in the saddle

on one's mettle

committed to the idea of

not discouraged

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

through-and-through

tough as old boots

as tough as old boots

set in concrete

keen as mustard

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

unconcerned with

dispassionate about

unresponsive to

to listen blind

over-enthusiastic

holding fixed views

over-particular

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

high-maintenance

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Adjective

Aggressive or violent in nature

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

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Noun

A state or other armed participant in warfare

“The belligerents were due to settle their differences.”

Noun

A person or nation engaged in fighting during a war

Noun

One who is devotedly engaged in a cause or mission

protest marcher

insurrectionist

freedom fighter

resistance fighter

insurrectionary

agent provocateur

counterrevolutionist

counterrevolutionary

provocative agent

intelligence agent

agitating person

political agitator

underground fighter

irregular soldier

member of the underground

professional soldier

member of the resistance

soldier of fortune

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