12
warlike(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic)
9
militant(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic)
8
aggressive(adjective, offensive, energetic, violent, hostile)
8
belligerent(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic)
7
bellicose(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic)
7
combative(adjective, violent, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
7
martial
7
pugnacious(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic)
6
hostile
5
antagonistic(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, aggressive)
5
contentious(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic)
5
truculent(adjective, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
5
warring(adjective, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
4
fighting(adjective, hostile, unfriendly, aggressive, belligerent)
4
offensive
4
quarrelsome(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic)
4
scrappy(adjective, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive, argumentative)
3
bloodthirsty
3
fierce
3
jingoistic(adjective, difficult, determined, awkward, hostile)
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