Synonyms of quarrelsomeness

quarrelsomeness

noun

as in aggression

an inclination to fight or quarrel

a theater critic who was more notable for his quarrelsomeness than for his astuteness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aggression
• assaultiveness
• aggressiveness
• hostility
• disputatiousness
• defiance
• fight
• chip on one's shoulder
• militantness
• militancy
• militance
• combativeness
• pugnacity
• contentiousness
• belligerence
• bellicosity
• belligerency
• scrappiness
• truculence
• feistiness
• irritableness
• hyperaggressiveness
• antagonism
• captiousness
• unfriendliness
• irritability
• pettishness
• imperialism
• militarism
• fierceness
• waspishness
• jingoism
• peevishness
• crossness
• fretfulness
• disagreeableness
• rudeness
• querulousness
• irascibleness
• fractiousness
• biliousness
• crankiness
• acidity
• grumpiness
• petulance
• irascibility
• grouchiness
• testiness
• orneriness
• surliness
• huffiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonaggression
• pacifism
• friendliness
• antimilitarism
• benevolence
• sociability
• cordiality
• gentleness
• geniality
• antiaggression
• pleasantness
• amiability
• graciousness
• affability
• kindliness
• mildness
• anti-imperialism
• complaisance
• amicability
• amenability
• placability