militant

(s) disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
- militant nations
- hawkish congressman
- warlike policies
hawkish, warlike,
(s) showing a fighting disposition
- highly competitive sales representative
- militant in fighting for better wages for workers
- his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy
competitive,
(s) engaged in war
- belligerent (or warring) nations
war-ridden, warring, belligerent,

Nouns

(n) a militant reformer activist,

Synonyms

activist hawkish warlike competitive war-ridden warring belligerent

Words of close approximity

military militate

Militant Tendency