Hostile
Hostile adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Trigger-happy and hostile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trigger-happy" instead an adjective "Hostile".
Nearby Word: hostility
Trigger-happy
Trigger-happy adjective - Irresponsible in the use of firearms.
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Synonyms for Trigger-happy
Hostile and trigger-happy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hostile" instead an adjective phrase "Trigger-happy".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- offensive and hostile
- offensive and trigger-happy
- violent and hostile
- violent and trigger-happy
- antagonistic and hostile
- antagonistic and trigger-happy
- threatening and hostile
- threatening and trigger-happy
- truculent and hostile
- truculent and trigger-happy
- quarrelsome and hostile
- quarrelsome and trigger-happy
- aggressive and hostile
- aggressive and trigger-happy
Both words in one sentence
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They're wide-eyed and childlike, and occasionally even need protection from hostile human beings, often trigger-happy military types who think they're up to no good and need to be exterminated for the common good.
Source: Innocent Aliens
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Trigger-happy and Hostile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostile/trigger-happy
Hostile & Trigger-happy. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostile/trigger-happy>.
Trigger-happy or Hostile. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostile/trigger-happy.
