martial
Pertaining to war
Martial means relating to war or military matters: martial law, martial music, martial valor.
The word connects to Mars, the Roman god of war.
A martial art is a fighting discipline—judo, karate, taekwondo.
Someone with a martial bearing carries themselves like a soldier.
Court-martial is a military tribunal.
The general's martial spirit inspired his troops.
Hostile and confrontational
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
combative · truculent · fierce · warrior · valiant · courageous · hawkish · adversarial
Organized land-based military
- navyMaritime military force
- airforceAerial military branch
- infantryGround combat troops
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
soldier · troops · barracks · uniform · sergeant · general · officer · cadet
Combat sport using fists
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
- taekwondoKorean striking martial art
karate · judo · jiujitsu · aikido · kungfu · capoeira · savate · silat
Strictly controlled and organized
- orderlyArranged with care
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- rigorousExtremely thorough and careful
- drillHole-boring device
precision · training · obedience · uniform · formation · inspection · protocol · rank
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- flankingAt the sides of
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
logistics · feint · encirclement · guerrilla · attrition · blitzkrieg · campaign · reconnaissance
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
hostile · combative · truculent · fierce · warrior · valiant · courageous · hawkish · adversarial · warring
army
Organized land-based military
marines · soldier · troops · barracks · uniform · sergeant · general · officer · cadet · brigade
boxing
Combat sport using fists
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
taekwondo · karate · judo · jiujitsu · aikido · kungfu · capoeira · savate · silat · sambo
regimented
Strictly controlled and organized
drill · precision · training · obedience · uniform · formation · inspection · protocol · rank · salute
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
ambush · logistics · feint · encirclement · guerrilla · attrition · blitzkrieg · campaign · reconnaissance · sabotage
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- hostilityanimosity, hostility, antagonism, belligerence, malice
- Mythological WordsAchilles heel, Adonis, aegis, ambrosia, Apollo
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
- military statusactive duty, enlisted, retired, deployed, veteran
martialpeaceful
Free from disturbance
peaceable · pacific · nonviolent · pacifist · pacifistic
martialcivilian
Non-military person
civil · nonmilitary · unmilitary · domestic · noncombatant
- martial artistCombat discipline practitioner
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- martial lawArmed forces governance
- court martialArmed forces criminal proceeding
- mixed martial artsMulti-discipline combat sport
- martial arts master
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