11 Letter Words for Belligerent
belligerent
9 Letter Words for Belligerent
greenbelt, rebelling, retelling, tellering
8 Letter Words for Belligerent
beetling, beleeing, belleter, beltline, billeter, bretelle, gleetier, greenlet, rebillet, trebling, treebine, treeline, treeling
7 Letter Words for Belligerent
beeline, beeting, beetler, begreen, beignet, belling, bellite, beltine, belting, bentier, berglet, berline, betinge, biegnet, bigener, billete, blinger, blinter, breenge, eligent, ellinge, genteel, gentier, gentile, gentler, gilbert, gillnet, girleen, giterne, greenie, grieben, grillee, integer, leering, legible, legrete, lentile, libelee, libeler, linelet, nereite, rebeget, rebegin, reblent, reeling, retinge, retling, ringlet, teenier, teering, telling, tengere, tenible, tigelle, tingler, treeing, treille, tringle
6 Letter Words for Belligerent
beetle, begilt, beigel, beigne, belier, belite, belter, beltie, bergen, bering, berlin, bertin, betell, beting, betire, bietle, biller, billet, bingee, binger, bingle, eelier, eeling, elegit, elenge, elling, engilt, engirt, entier, entire, entree, eterne, gentil, gentle, gerbil, gerent, giblet, giller, gillet, gilten, ginete, girnel, greete, grille, leegte, leeing, leetle, leglen, leglet, leglin, leiger, lenger, lenite, lentil, lering, libget, lieger, lienee, lierne, lingel, linger, linget, lingle, lintel, linter, neeger, nerite, rebent, rebill, rebite, reenge, reetle, regent, regill, reglet, relent, reline, renege, rentee, retell, retene, retile, retill, retine, riblet, riglet, rillet, ringle, teeing, teener, teenie, tellee, tellen, teller, tellin, tiller, tinger, tingle, treble, triene
5 Letter Words for Belligerent
beele, beent, beget, begin, beige, being, belee, belie, belle, belli, benet, beret, berne, betel, bilge, binge, birle, birne, biter, blere, blier, bling, blirt, blite, brent, brill, brine, bring, brite, eeler, eerie, eeten, egret, eigne, elint, elite, ellen, engle, enlil, enlit, enrib, enter, entre, ering, gebel, gelee, genet, genie, genit, genre, gerbe, gerle, gerne, gibel, giber, gilet, glebe, gleen, gleet, gleir, gleit, glene, glent, glint, grebe, green, greet, grein, greit, grete, grill, grint, iller, inert, inger, ingle, inlet, intel, inter, irene, leben, leger, legin, legit, lenti, libel, liber, libre, liege, liger, ligne, liner, linge, liter, nebel, neele, neger, neter, niger, niter, rebeg, rebel, rebit, regel, reget, regie, regin, regle, reign, relet, relie, relig, reneg, renet, renig, rente, retie, retin, rigel, rille, ringe, teene, teleg, tenge, terne, tiber, tiger, tiler, tinge, treen, tribe, trill, trine
4 Letter Words for Belligerent
been, beer, beet, bein, bell, belt, bene, beng, beni, bent, bere, berg, bern, bete, bien, bier, bile, bill, bine, bing, bint, birl, birn, birt, bite, blee, blet, blin, blit, bree, brei, bret, brie, brig, brin, brit, eger, eine, eire, elbe, elle, elli, elne, engl, engr, entr, erie, erin, erne, eten, geer, geet, gein, geir, geit, gell, gene, genl, gent, gerb, gere, gibe, gien, gile, gill, gilt, gire, girl, girn, girt, gite, glee, glei, glen, glib, glit, gree, gren, gret, grin, grit, ieee, inbe, intl, intr, itel, iter, itll, leer, leet, lege, leir, lene, leng, lent, lere, lete, libr, lien, lier, lige, lile, lilt, line, ling, lint, lire, lite, ller, nebe, neer, neet, nete, neti, nile, nill, nirl, reel, reen, reet, regt, rein, reit, rent, rete, rgen, ribe, riel, rile, rill, rine, ring, rite, teel, teen, teer, teil, tele, teli, tell, tene, teng, tern, tien, tier, tige, tile, till, tine, ting, tire, tirl, tree, trib, trie, trig, trin
3 Letter Words for Belligerent
bee, beg, bel, ben, ber, bet, big, bin, bit, blt, brl, btl, ebn, eeg, eel, een, eer, eir, elb, eli, ell, elt, ene, eng, enl, ere, erg, ern, ert, geb, gee, gel, gen, ger, get, gib, gie, gin, git, glb, glt, gte, ign, ile, ill, ing, int, ire, lee, leg, lei, ler, let, lib, lie, lig, lin, lir, lit, llb, lnr, ltr, nbe, nbg, neb, nee, neg, nei, net, nib, nie, nig, nil, nit, rbi, reb, ree, reg, rei, rel, rib, rie, rig, rin, rit, rle, rte, rti, tee, teg, tel, ten, ter, tgn, tib, tie, tig, til, tin, tln, tlr, tng, tri
Definitions for Belligerent
[1] warlike; given to waging war.
[2] of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a belligerent tone.
[3] waging war; engaged in war: a peace treaty between belligerent powers.
[4] pertaining to war or to those engaged in war: belligerent rights.
[5] a state or nation at war.
[6] a member of the military forces of such a state.
[7] marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive a belligerent tone
[8] relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or warfare
[9] a person or country engaged in fighting or war
Words related to Belligerent
combative, contentious, hostile, quarrelsome, ornery, bellicose, antagonistic, aggressive, militant, flip, fighting, mean, ardent, cantankerous, fierce, hot, hot-tempered, pugnacious, truculent, warlike
Words nearby Belligerent
bellicose, bellied, belligerati, belligerence, belligerency, belligerent, belling, bellingham, bellingshausen, bellingshausen sea, bellini
Origin of Belligerent
1570–80; < Latin belliger waging war (belli-, combining form of bellum war + ger-, base of gerere to conduct) + -ent; replacing belligerant < Latin belligerant- (stem of belligerāns, present participle of belligerāre to wage war; see -ant)
Words that may be confused with Belligerent
belligerence, belligerents
Other words from Belligerent
bel·lig·er·ent·ly , adverb
in·ter·bel·lig·er·ent , adjective
un·bel·lig·er·ent , adjective
un·bel·lig·er·ent·ly , adverb
Word origin for Belligerent
C16: from Latin belliger , from bellum war + gerere to wage
Synonyms for Belligerent
aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, hostile, ornery, quarrelsome, fighting, flip, mean, militant, ardent, at loggerheads, battling, cantankerous, fierce, have a bone to pick, have chip on shoulder, have it in for, hot, hot-tempered, on the outs, pugnacious, scrappy, truculent, warlike
