" militaristic "

1: as in militant, belligerent;

•  Synonyms : 

•  belligerent,

•  militant,

•  militarist,

•  warring,

•  aggressive,

•  bellicose,

•  combative,

•  contentious,

•  guerrilla,

•  pugnacious,

•  quarrelsome,

•  scrappy,

•  truculent,

•  warlike,

•  antagonistic,

•  argumentative,

•  fierce,

•  gladiatorial,

•  hot-tempered,

•  martial,

•  military,

•  soldierly,

•  mercenary

•  Antonyms : 

•  unsoldierly,

•  civil,

•  civilian,

•  nonmilitary,

•  conciliatory,

•  nonviolent,

•  pacific,

•  peaceable,

•  peaceful,

•  affable,

•  amiable,

•  amicable,

•  benevolent,

•  complaisant,

•  cordial,

•  easygoing,

•  friendly,

•  genial,

•  good-natured,

•  gracious,

•  ingratiating,

•  obliging

1: the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals;

  * e.g., " ... The administration has been criticized for the militarism of its foreign policy. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  imperialism,

•  jingoism,

•  aggression,

•  aggressiveness,

•  assaultiveness,

•  bellicosity,

•  belligerence,

•  belligerency,

•  combativeness,

•  contentiousness,

•  defiance,

•  disputatiousness,

•  feistiness,

•  fight,

•  militance,

•  militancy,

•  militantness,

•  pugnacity,

•  quarrelsomeness,

•  scrappiness,

•  truculence,

•  antagonism,

•  fierceness,

•  hostility,

•  hyperaggressiveness,

•  unfriendliness

•  Antonyms : 

•  antiaggression,

•  anti-imperialism,

•  antimilitarism,

•  affability,

•  amiability,

•  amicability,

•  benevolence,

•  cordiality,

•  friendliness,

•  geniality,

•  graciousness,

•  pleasantness,

•  sociability,

•  gentleness,

•  kindliness,

•  mildness,

•  amenability,

•  complaisance,

•  placability,

•  nonaggression,

•  pacifism