War Synonyms and Antonyms

wôr
A vying with others for victory or supremacy
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. battle
  2. competition
  3. contest
  4. corrivalry
  5. race
  6. rivalry
  7. strife
  8. striving
  9. struggle
  10. tug of war
  11. warfare
A state of open, prolonged fighting
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. conflict
  2. battle
  3. hostilities
  4. hostility
  5. strife
  6. warfare
  7. belligerency
  8. fighting
  9. armageddon
  10. confrontation
  11. belligerence
  12. state of war
  13. crusade
  14. carnage
  15. casus-belli
  16. struggle
  17. combat
  18. holocaust
Antonyms:
  1. peace
To strive in opposition
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. battle
  2. contend
  3. fight
  4. conflict
  5. combat
  6. struggle
  7. go-to-war
  8. wage war against
  9. make war on
  10. engage in combat
  11. take the field against
  12. blitzkrieg
  13. contest
  14. clash
  15. duel
  16. meet in conflict
  17. march against
  18. attack
  19. bombard
  20. crusade
  21. shell
  22. feud
  23. kill
  24. shoot
  25. tilt
  26. murder
  27. jihad
  28. martial
  29. militate
  30. wrestle
  31. mobilize
  32. strife
  33. wage war
Antonyms:
  1. make-peace
  2. agree
  3. ceasefire

Words Related to War

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. civil-war
  2. world-war-i
  3. vietnam-war
  4. korean-war
  5. wwi
  6. world-war
  7. boer war
  8. a-war
  9. wwii
  10. war-x94
  11. crimean-war
  12. total-war

War Sentence Examples

  • The war is on.

  • He had a feeling the war was just starting to get interesting.

  • He hesitated, at war with himself.

  • We got a war to fight and women waiting for us.

  • Now, let's move on to the political factors that will cause war to cease.

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