ultra-militant
adjective
mainlydisapproving(alsoultramilitant)uk/ˌʌl.trəˈmɪl.ɪ.tənt/us/ˌʌl.trəˈmɪl.ə.tənt/active,determined, andwillingto useforce,especiallyinordertoachievepoliticalaims:
Ultra-militantworkersledaviolentrebellionagainst the newlabourlaws.
The men werepartof asmallultra-militantgroupthat washeldresponsiblefor thekidnappingof aprominentjournalistlastyear.
- Theyfearthat ultra-militantpreachersarelendingsupporttoterrorismin anefforttodefendtheirfaith.
- They were bothmembersof an ultra-militantunion.
- Thecontroversialultramilitantreligiousleaderwasshotdeadyesterday.
Strong-willed
- adamant
- adamantine
- adamantly
- aggressive
- aggressively
- go-getting
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- hard-headed
- pigheadedly
- purposeful
- purposefully
- pushy
- recalcitrant
- unbending
- undaunted
- unrelenting
- unrelentingly
- unyielding