militance
noun
\
Definition of militance
Keep scrolling for more
Synonyms & Antonyms for militance
Synonyms
aggression, aggressiveness, assaultiveness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, defiance, disputatiousness, feistiness, fight, militancy, militantness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, scrappiness, truculence
Antonyms
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of militance in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Those in safe districts, where Obamacare was especially unpopular, used their militance to highlight their die-hard opposition to the Affordable Care Act. — Anchorage Daily News, "Analysis: Congress can easily avoid shutdowns. Here’s why it doesn’t.," 22 Jan. 2018 And the Bundys also became symbols of law enforcement failure, as prosecutors, through multiple trials, failed for the most part to convince juries that the family members and their followers, beyond their armed militance, were criminals. — Kirk Johnson, New York Times, "Charges Against Bundys in Ranch Standoff Case Are Dismissed," 8 Jan. 2018 He and Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein’s president, reportedly concluded in the early 1990s that militance was not advancing their aims. — Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times, "Martin McGuinness, an I.R.A. Leader Turned Peacemaker, Dies at 66," 21 Mar. 2017 Instead, the focus of the trial was Woodfox’s militance, though his views had softened. — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, "How Albert Woodfox Survived Solitary," 16 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'militance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more