Aggressive vs. Belligerent

Aggressiveadjective

Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.

Aggressiveadjective

(programming) Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.

Aggressiveadjective

That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.

Aggressiveadjective

Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of unaggressive.

Aggressiveadjective

marked by self-confident ambition, competitiveness, energy and initiative; as, an aggressive young executive.

Aggressiveadjective

tending to spread quickly

Aggressiveadjective

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

Aggressiveadjective

having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends;

Aggressiveadjective

marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative;

Aggressiveadjective

tending to spread quickly;

Aggressiveadjective

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight;

Aggressiveadjective

ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression

Aggressiveadjective

behaving or done in a determined and forceful way

Belligerentadjective

Engaged in warfare, warring.

Belligerentadjective

Eager to go to war, warlike.

Belligerentadjective

Of or pertaining to war.

Belligerentadjective

(by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.

Belligerentadjective

Acting violently towards others.

Belligerentadjective

Uncooperative.

Belligerentnoun

A state or other armed participant in warfare

Belligerentadjective

Waging war; carrying on war.

Belligerentadjective

Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.

Belligerentnoun

A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.

Belligerentnoun

someone who fights (or is fighting)

Belligerentadjective

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight;

Belligerentadjective

engaged in war;

Belligerent

A belligerent is an individual, group, country, or other entity that acts in a hostile manner, such as engaging in combat. The term comes from the Latin bellum gerere ().