war-monger
Advocate for conflict
A warmonger is someone who advocates for or tries to provoke war, especially for personal or political gain.
The term is accusatory—you call opponents warmongers, never yourself: The senator dismissed critics as warmongers eager to send other people's children into battle.
Also spelled as one word: warmonger.
Pusher of biased messaging
- demagogueManipulative populist leader
- inciterOne who provokes action
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- instigatorOne who provokes action
provocateur · rabble-rouser · inflammatory · troublemaker · stirrer · pot-stirrer · fearmonger · hatemonger
Hostile and eager to clash
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- truculentAggressively hostile disposition
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
militant · confrontational · antagonistic · hostile · quarrelsome · contentious · jingoistic · sabre-rattling
Advocate for outside involvement
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- militaristicExcessively focused on warfare
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
- ultranationalistExtreme devotee of one's country
neoconservative · imperialist · expansionist · hawk · chickenhawk · military-industrial
Combat engagement area
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
aggression · invasion · escalation · mobilization · brinkmanship
propagandist
Pusher of biased messaging
- demagogueManipulative populist leader
- inciterOne who provokes action
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
instigator · provocateur · rabble-rouser · inflammatory · troublemaker · stirrer · pot-stirrer · fearmonger · hatemonger · alarmist
belligerent
Hostile and eager to clash
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- truculentAggressively hostile disposition
aggressive · militant · confrontational · antagonistic · hostile · quarrelsome · contentious · jingoistic · sabre-rattling · provocative
interventionist
Advocate for outside involvement
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- militaristicExcessively focused on warfare
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
ultranationalist · neoconservative · imperialist · expansionist · hawk · chickenhawk · military-industrial
battlefield
Combat engagement area
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
casualties · aggression · invasion · escalation · mobilization · brinkmanship
war-mongerpacifist
Anti-violence believer
peacenik · dove · peace activist · anti-war activist · conscientious objector
war-mongerdiplomat
Official foreign representative
mediator · conciliator · negotiator · peace broker · reconciler