militaristic

adjective

as in militarist

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Recent Examples of militaristic The whole goal of our job is to provide maximum resources without the appearance of overwhelming, overt militaristic sight. — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026 The premium hardware and 500D nylon build offer IPX4 splash protection and rugged longevity without relying on the loud, militaristic styling that makes other tactical packs look out of place in a professional office. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026 Some Fascists admired Japan’s use of Shinto shrines and ritual to endow its militaristic nationalism with spiritual power. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2026 After 2022, this heroic depiction of Russia acquired a much more openly militaristic tenor. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 In a great dramatic irony, his artistic pursuits, far away from the regimented goal of militaristic stoicism, lead to his initial tryout. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Priced from $41,520, the MT1 looks like something from the world of Japanese anime, with none of the militaristic menace of Tesla’s pickup. — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The seemingly militaristic act of archery and peaceful meditation may seem diametrically opposed. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 In militaristic sync as they pound treadmills, down protein shakes and take steroid injections in the buttocks, a gymnasium full of lavishly buff (even 24-packed, to quote a droll visual gag) gay men blankly sing the praises of the body-beautiful lifestyle to a pounding EDM beat. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for militaristic
  1. militarist
  2. belligerent
  3. warlike
  4. militant
  5. bellicose
  6. combative
  7. aggressive
Adjective
  • Japan has neither of such weapons, and yet Japan is labeled neo-militarist.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Definition of militarist
Adjective
  • The measure would prohibit the government from joining sanctions against any belligerent country except sanctions approved by the United Nations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Relatives said Billini had even asked the building’s management to move her to another apartment to get her away from her belligerent neighbor.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of belligerent
Adjective
  • Macron says fires are warlike crisis for France Out-of-control wildfires represent France’s greatest crisis since World War II, President Emmanuel Macron said.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
  • The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Definition of warlike
Adjective
  • The Israeli military said the munition was believed to belong to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In recent months, some militant settlers are ramping up their campaign to violently drive out the Palestinians who live there -- often with impunity -- the Israeli government showing an unwillingness to crack down on the violence.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of militant
Adjective
  • Not that Georgian masculinity, with its macho, bellicose posturing and archaic codes of honor, is portrayed as anything other than fumbling and futile.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At least, that’s what the bellicose rhetoric from Tehran suggests.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of bellicose
Adjective
  • The former state representative and senator from west-central Missouri took office as secretary of state in January 2025 and brought a more combative approach to overseeing elections and ballot measures.
    — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026
  • No other details were provided, and since that announcement, the CAC and its membership have found themselves on opposite sides of an increasingly combative divide.
    — Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of combative
Adjective
  • While Chelsea tend to retreat after taking the lead, their opponents also become more aggressive in response, committing extra bodies forward and helping to create more open, end-to-end encounters.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The acquisition comes after the distributor’s founder and then-CEO, Andrew Karpen, died from an aggressive form of brain cancer at the age of 59 in May 2025.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of aggressive

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