warpath
Aggressive course ahead
Warpath originally described the route taken by Native Americans heading into battle, but now appears almost exclusively in the phrase on the warpath, meaning angry and looking for confrontation: The boss is on the warpath about the missing files.
Someone on the warpath is not just upset but actively seeking to confront whoever caused the problem.
Armed military engagement
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- raidSudden armed incursion
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
campaign · engagement · combat · offensive · clash · showdown · confrontation · face-off
Intense violent anger
ferocity · violence · vendetta · retaliation · revenge · onslaught · rampage · tirade
Violent, destructive outburst
- crusadeZealous effort for change
- missionPurpose-driven task
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- tiradeExtended angry speech
tear · vendetta · grudge · grievance · determination · resolve · confrontation · march
Indigenous hand axe
raid · territory · treaty · frontier · settlers · cavalry · reservation · nations
Capacity to withstand force
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
insurgence · protest · dissent · insubordination · disobedience · noncompliance · opposition · unrest
battle
Armed military engagement
siege · campaign · engagement · combat · offensive · clash · showdown · confrontation · face-off · standoff
fury
Intense violent anger
ire · ferocity · violence · vendetta · retaliation · revenge · onslaught · rampage · tirade · offensive
rampage
Violent, destructive outburst
tirade · tear · vendetta · grudge · grievance · determination · resolve · confrontation · march · pursuit
tomahawk
Indigenous hand axe
scalp · raid · territory · treaty · frontier · settlers · cavalry · reservation · nations · Cherokee
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
mutiny · insurgence · protest · dissent · insubordination · disobedience · noncompliance · opposition · unrest · activism
warpathgoodwill
Kindly, generous spirit
benevolence · friendliness · friendship · amity · cordiality
warpathpeace
Freedom from disturbance
peacekeeping · peacemaking · reconciliation · olive branch · truce
- on the warpathAggressively pursuing conflict