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Definitions

truculence

[truhk-yuh-luhns, troo-kyuh-] / ˈtrʌk yə ləns, ˈtru kyə- /
NOUN
fight
Synonyms
STRONG
aggression aggressiveness attack backbone bellicoseness bellicosity belligerence belligerency boldness combativeness contentiousness gameness hardihood mettle militancy pluck pugnacity resistance spirit truculency
WEAK
pugnaciousness
Antonyms
STRONG
cowardice submission weakness
NOUN
belligerence
Synonyms
STRONG
abhorrence aggression animosity animus antipathy aversion bellicoseness bellicosity belligerency bitterness combativeness contentiousness detestation disaffection enmity estrangement grudge hatred hostility malevolence malice militance militancy opposition pugnacity rancor resentment spite spleen truculency unfriendliness venom virulence war
WEAK
bad blood ill will inimicality pugnaciousness
Antonyms
STRONG
affection benevolence friendliness friendship good will happiness harmony kindness liking love loving peace pleasure respect sympathy
NOUN
cruelty
Synonyms
STRONG
animality barbarism barbarity bestiality bloodthirstiness brutality callousness coarseness coldness depravity despotism ferocity fierceness heartlessness inhumanity insensibility insensitiveness malice malignity masochism mercilessness murderousness persecution rancor ruthlessness sadism savageness savagery severity spite spitefulness torture truculency unfeelingness unkindness venom viciousness wickedness
WEAK
brutishness fiendishness hard-heartedness
Antonyms
STRONG
kindness love sympathy

Example Sentences

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Its approach to union organizing activity may not be entirely welcoming, but seems to lack the truculence and hostility shown by retailers such as Starbucks and Amazon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

Perhaps what the Panthers need is a few more bounces and a little less truculence.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2023

At an event in Rochester, N.H., later on Thursday, Mr. DeSantis flashed a hint of truculence after a reporter asked him about Mr. Trump’s claim that he could fix the country’s problems in six months.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Our cranky nation, with its constant surplus of truculence, could benefit from a smidgen of Thomas Jefferson’s live-and-let-live spirit.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022

His round white cap was cocked at an insolent tilt, his hands were clenched, and he glared at everything in the room with a scowl of injured truculence.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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