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militarism

[mil-i-tuh-riz-uhm] / ˈmɪl ɪ təˌrɪz əm /
NOUN
warlikeness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressiveness bellicosity gunboat diplomacy hawkishness jingoism power politics saber-rattling warlikeness warmongering
STRONG
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
nonaggressiveness peacemaking
WEAK
cooperation internationalism noninterventionism peacemongering transnationalism


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China, a key ally of North Korea, has also recently expressed alarm at what it sees as "new militarism" by Japan.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

The 1945 bombing of Nagasaki, and Hiroshima before it, brought an end to Imperial Japan’s brutal march across Asia and turned generations of Japanese against the militarism that led their country to ruin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

King’s critiques of capitalism, militarism and structural racism are often downplayed in most mainstream remembrances, leaving behind a softer image of peaceful dreamer.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025

Some remain wary of anything that might be seen as militarism even now, and the armed forces have been chronically underfunded.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025

He was a staunch proponent of academic freedom and highly critical of Nazi Germany and Japanese militarism.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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