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war

[wawr] / wɔr /
NOUN
armed conflict
Synonyms
STRONGEST
battle bloodshed combat conflict fighting hostility strife strike struggle warfare
STRONG
contention contest enmity hostilities
WEAK
cold war police action
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accord harmony peace surrender truce
STRONG
friendship good will kindness
WEAK
cease-fire
VERB
fight, battle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
differ go to war take up arms
STRONG
attack attempt bombard challenge clash combat contend contest disagree endeavor kill meet murder oppugn shell shoot strive struggle tug
WEAK
campaign against engage in combat make war march against take on take the field against wage war
Antonyms
STRONG
agree aid be lazy give up laze protect retreat surrender
WEAK
make peace

Example Sentences

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The OPEC+ oil cartel agreed on Sunday to again increase oil production quotas, while warning that repairing energy facilities, such as those damaged in the Middle East war, is "costly and takes a long time".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

It also provided both sides with a new narrative as the war enters its sixth week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Five men and two women were arrested on Sunday outside the main gate of Lakenheath airbase during a peace encampment against the Iran war, Suffolk Police said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The pope took this Easter to make a call for “hope” and “peace” amidst all the war and violence.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Even Dutch stations carried mostly war news, and that we could hear just as well on the small portable radio we kept now in the dining room, a gift from Pickwick the Christmas before.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.