warmongers
Promoters of combat
Warmongers are people who advocate for or seek to provoke war, typically for political gain or ideological reasons.
The term is almost always pejorative, implying recklessness about the human costs of conflict: Critics called the senators warmongers for pushing military intervention.
To warmonger is to agitate for war.
Favoring aggressive action
- interventionistAdvocate for outside involvement
- jingoisticExcessively nationalistic, pro-war
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
ultranationalist · imperialist · expansionist · unilateralist · militarist · chauvinist · nationalist · demagogue
Warlike aggression
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- provocationAct that triggers response
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- violenceHarmful physical force
brutality · coercion · menace · oppression · tyranny · subjugation · annexation · incursion
Tending to provoke outrage
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- combativeInclined toward conflict
truculent · antagonistic · confrontational · strident · threatening · incendiary · rabble-rousing · fearmongering
Active armed fighting
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- carnageWidespread violent death
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
combat · strife · turmoil · devastation · atrocity · casualties · conflagration · occupation
Pro-force national policy
- armamentCollective military weapons
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- military-industrialWar economy alliance
munitions · arsenal · buildup · fortification · rearmament · mercenary · strategic · preemptive
hawkish
Favoring aggressive action
- interventionistAdvocate for outside involvement
- jingoisticExcessively nationalistic, pro-war
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
hardliner · ultranationalist · imperialist · expansionist · unilateralist · militarist · chauvinist · nationalist · demagogue · firebrand
belligerence
Warlike aggression
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- provocationAct that triggers response
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
violence · brutality · coercion · menace · oppression · tyranny · subjugation · annexation · incursion · invasion
inflammatory
Tending to provoke outrage
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
combative · truculent · antagonistic · confrontational · strident · threatening · incendiary · rabble-rousing · fearmongering · saber-rattling
hostilities
Active armed fighting
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- carnageWidespread violent death
- destructionAct of completely ruining
battlefield · combat · strife · turmoil · devastation · atrocity · casualties · conflagration · occupation · siege
militarism
Pro-force national policy
- armamentCollective military weapons
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
military-industrial · munitions · arsenal · buildup · fortification · rearmament · mercenary · strategic · preemptive · brinkmanship
- mongersfearmonger, hatemonger, rumormonger, gossipmonger, scandalmonger
- warmongeringjingoism, saber-rattling, belligerence, militarism, hawkishness
- enemiesenemy, foe, foes, adversary, nemesis
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- oppressorstyrants, despots, dictators, autocrats, authoritarians
- destroyersdestroyers, guided missile, torpedo tubes, hull, stern
warmongerspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
pacifists · doves · peaceniks · conscientious objectors · peace advocates
warmongerspeacebuilders
Those who restore harmony
negotiators · arbitrators · bridge-builders · reconcilers · diplomats