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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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Doesn’t the market know there’s a war on?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The simplest way to hedge this war is to buy a commodities futures fund.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It comes amid the war in Iran, and part of a wider shake up of the US military which Hegseth has been conducting since entering the Pentagon.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A private gauge of China’s services activity pulled back from a near three-year high in March, signaling continued but slower growth as the war in the Middle East raises external risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I open up one of the websites I’ve been using to search records from Amsterdam in the war.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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