| Main Entry: | pugnacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
Synonyms: |
aggression, aggressiveness, attack, backbone*, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, boldness, combativeness, contentiousness, gameness, hardihood, mettle, militancy, pluck, pugnaciousness, resistance, spirit, truculence, truculency |
| Main Entry: | pugnacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belligerence |
Synonyms: |
abhorrence, aggression, animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerency, bitterness, combativeness, contentiousness, detestation, disaffection, enmity, estrangement, grudge, hatred, hostility, ill will, inimicality, malevolence, malice, militance, militancy, opposition, pugnaciousness, rancor, resentment, spite, spleen, truculence, truculency, unfriendliness, venom, virulence, war, warpath |
| Main Entry: | aggression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hostile or forceful behavior, attitude |
Synonyms: |
aggressiveness, antagonism, belligerence, blitz, combativeness, destructiveness, fight, hostility, pugnacity, push |
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verbal assault |
Synonyms: |
abuse, aggression, belligerence, blame, calumny, censure, combativeness, criticism, denigration, denunciation, impugnment, libel, pugnacity, slander, vilification |
Antonyms: |
defense, reprisal, resistance, retreat, submission, surrender |
| Main Entry: | courage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness, braveness |
Synonyms: |
adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audacity, backbone, bravery, bravura, daring, dash, dauntlessness, determination, endurance, enterprise, fearlessness, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, grit, guts, hardihood, heroism, intrepidity, lion-heartedness, mettle, nerve, pluck, power, prowess, pugnacity, rashness, recklessness, resolution, spirit, spunk, stoutheartedness, temerity, tenacity, valor, venturesomeness, élan |
Antonyms: |
cowardice, faint-heartedness, fear, meekness, timidity, weakness |
| Main Entry: | fight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courage, will to resist |
Synonyms: |
aggression, aggressiveness, attack, backbone, belligerence, boldness, combativeness, gameness, hardihood, mettle, militancy, pluck, pugnacity, resistance, spirit |
| Main Entry: | temper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | angriness; bad mood |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, anger, annoyance, bad humor, cantankerousness, crossness, dander, excitability, fit, fretfulness, furor, fury, grouchiness, heat*, hotheadedness, huffiness, ill-humor, impatience, irascibility, ire, irritability, irritation, miff, outburst, passion, peevishness, petulance, pugnacity, rage, resentment, sensitivity, short fuse, slow burn, snit, sourness, stew, sullenness, surliness, tantrum, tartness, tear*, tiff, tizzy, touchiness, wax |
Antonyms: |
happiness |
| Main Entry: | bellicoseness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
Synonyms: |
aggression, aggressiveness, animosity, antagonism, argumentativeness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, combativity, contentiousness, hostility, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculence, truculency |
| Main Entry: | bellicosity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
Synonyms: |
aggression, aggressiveness, animosity, antagonism, argumentativeness, bellicoseness, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, combativity, contentiousness, hostility, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculence, truculency |
| Main Entry: | belligerence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
Synonyms: |
aggression, aggressiveness, animosity, antagonism, argumentativeness, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerency, combativeness, combativity, contentiousness, hostility, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculence, truculency |