1. Belligerence – aggressive or warlike behavior.
- Synonyms: aggressiveness, animosity, aggression, antagonism
- Antonyms: friendly, peaceable
- Usage: The continuous belligerence of North Korea is only one side of the story.
2. Rhetoric – the art of effective speaking or writing
- Synonyms: address, bombast, discourse, oratory
- Antonyms: quiet, conciseness
- Usage: Modi’s actions have not matched rhetoric, says Washington
3. Trumped – surpass (something) by saying or doing something better.
- Synonyms: aid, asset, authority, avail, blessing
- Antonyms: block, debt, bad luck, disapproval
- Usage: But the 45th President of the U.S. trumped those expectations with a speech.
4. Stark – severe or bare in appearance or outline
- Synonyms: blunt, simple, abrupt, bald
- Antonyms: clothed, indefinite, covered
- Usage: This monsoon may present a stark contrast to the last one
5. Embrace – accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically.
- Synonyms: grasp, clinch, cradle, enfold
- Antonyms: free, give, unwrap, unfasten
- Usage: Trump Will Embrace Hindu Culture.
6. Carnage – the killing of a large number of people.
- Synonyms: bloodshed, butchering, extermination, homicide
- Antonyms: peace
- Usage: The bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as possible.
7. Buttress – to give encouragement or support to (a person, plan, etc.)
- Synonyms: sustain, uphold, reinforce
- Antonyms: weaken, let down
- Usage: The political police were the main buttress of the regime.
8. Throng – fill or be present in great numbers
- Synonyms: cramped, huddled, packed, populous
- Antonyms: deserted, empty, imprecise
- Usage: When the game ended, a throng of fans carried some of the winning players off the field.
9. Confrontational – tending to deal with situations in an aggressive way
- Synonyms: adversarial, antagonistic, adverse, disruptive
- Antonyms: agreeable, passive, gentle, friendly
- Usage: He distanced himself from the confrontational approach adopted by his predecessor.
10. Bygone – belonging to an earlier time.
- Synonyms: ancient, former, departed, defunct
- Antonyms: alive, existent, modern, recent
- Usage: The museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones.