The difference between Aggressive and Belligerent

When used as adjectives, aggressive means characterized by aggression, whereas belligerent means engaged in warfare, warring.


Belligerent is also noun with the meaning: a state or other armed participant in warfare.

check bellow for the other definitions of Aggressive and Belligerent

  1. Aggressive as an adjective:

    Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.

    Examples:

    "an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"

  2. Aggressive as an adjective (programming):

    Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.

  1. Belligerent as an adjective:

    Engaged in warfare, warring.

  2. Belligerent as an adjective:

    Eager to go to war, warlike.

  3. Belligerent as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to war.

  4. Belligerent as an adjective (by extension):

    Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.

  5. Belligerent as an adjective:

    Acting violently towards others.

  6. Belligerent as an adjective:

    Uncooperative.

  1. Belligerent as a noun:

    A state or other armed participant in warfare

    Examples:

    "The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents."