| Main Entry: |
truculent |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
belligerent, hateful |
Synonyms: |
abusive,
aggressive,
antagonistic, bad-tempered, barbarous,
bellicose, browbeating,
brutal, bullying,
caustic,
combative,
contentious, contumelious, cowing,
cross,
defiant,
ferocious,
fierce,
frightening,
harsh,
hostile,
inhuman, inhumane,
intimidating, invective,
mean, militant, mordacious, mordant,
obstreperous, opprobrious,
ornery*,
pugnacious, quarrelsome,
rude,
savage, scathing, scrappy,
scurrilous,
sharp,
sullen,
terrifying, terrorizing,
trenchant,
violent, vituperative, vituperous
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Antonyms: |
cooperative, gentle, mild, nice, tame
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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