Synonyms for truculency
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : truhk-yuh-luhnt, troo-kyuh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrʌk yə lənt, ˈtru kyə- |
Top 10 synonyms for truculency Other synonyms for the word truculency
- bad blood
- barbarism
- barbarity
- bellicoseness
- bellicosity
- belligerence
- belligerency
- bestiality
- bitterness
- bloodthirstiness
- boldness
- brutality
- brutishness
- callousness
- coarseness
- coldness
- combativeness
- contentiousness
- depravity
- despotism
- detestation
- disaffection
- enmity
- estrangement
- ferocity
- fiendishness
- fierceness
- gameness
- grudge
- hard-heartedness
- hardihood
- hatred
- heartlessness
- hostility
- ill will
- inhumanity
- inimicality
- insensibility
- insensitiveness
- malevolence
- malice
- malignity
- masochism
- mercilessness
- mettle
- militance
- militancy
- murderousness
- opposition
- persecution
- pluck
- pugnaciousness
- pugnacity
- rancor
- resentment
- resistance
- ruthlessness
- sadism
- savageness
- savagery
- severity
- spirit
- spite
- spitefulness
- spleen
- torture
- truculence
- unfeelingness
- unfriendliness
- unkindness
- venom
- viciousness
- virulence
- war
- warpath
- wickedness
Définition of truculency
Origin :- 1540s, from Latin truculentus "fierce, savage," from trux (genitive trucis) "fierce, wild."
- noun belligerence
- noun cruelty
- noun fight
- The Frenchman's truculency seemed to vanish under Brett's cutting words.
- Extract from : « The Albert Gate Mystery » by Louis Tracy
- For them the old ethnocentric jealousy, vanity, truculency, and ambition are the strongest elements in patriotism.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
Antonyms for truculency
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