AGGRESSOR Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

aggressor

noun

ə-ˈgre-sər

as in invader

one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors

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Recent Examples of aggressor The actor maintained his innocence and claimed Jabbari was the aggressor that night. —

Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 Officers concluded that Petito was the aggressor and instructed the pair to spend the night apart. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 Yet the South African litigators enjoyed widespread support among residents of the global South, where elites and mass public alike overwhelmingly see Israel as a violent aggressor and America as its superpower enabler. —

Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024 In his request for a restraining order, Chigvintsev claimed that Garcia had been the primary aggressor. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aggressor