War synonyms | Best 99 synonyms for war

fighting

A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight

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battle

To engage in or as if in battle.

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militant

The definition of militant is at war, fighting or ready to fight.

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go-to-war

(Intransitive) To enter into an armed conflict with another nation

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carnage

Massive slaughter, as in war; a massacre.

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warfare

Military operations marked by a specific characteristic:

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rivalry

The definition of a rivalry is a competition or contest.

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dissentience

A state of disagreement and disharmony

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tug of war

(Idiomatic) a dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.

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agonistic

Of ancient Greek athletic contests

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martial

Of or suitable for war

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oppugnant

Opposing, antagonistic, contrary

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clash

(Intransitive, of events) to coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.

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mobilize

To bring into readiness for immediate active service in war

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race

An interbreeding, usually geographically isolated population of organisms differing from other populations of the same species in the frequency of hereditary traits. A race that has been given formal taxonomic recognition is known as a subspecies.

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hostilities

Plural form of hostility

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belligerence

A belligerent or aggressively hostile attitude, nature, or quality

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ceasefire (antonym)

armed conflict

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belligerency

Belligerence

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armigerous

Entitled to bear a coat of arms.

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disputatious

Of or relating to something that is in question as to its value or intent.

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hawkish

Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.

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hostile

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly

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internecine

Of or relating to struggle within a nation, organization, or group.

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spartan

Lacking in decoration and luxury.

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armageddon

(--- Bible) In the book of Revelation, the place of the gathering of armies for the final battle before the end of the world.

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casus-belli

An act or event that provokes or is used to justify war.

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hostility

(Countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

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blitzkrieg

To strive in opposition

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feud

To carry on a feud; quarrel

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jihad

To strive in opposition

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militate

To give force or effect toward; to influence.

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strife

To strive in opposition

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struggle

To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

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wage war

To strive in opposition

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peace (antonym)

An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities:

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make-peace (antonym)

To end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement.

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competition

(Countable) A contest for a prize or award.

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corrivalry

Joint rivalry

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confrontation

A focused comparison:

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contention

A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.

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difference

(Uncountable) The quality of being different.

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disaccord

Disharmony.

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discord

A harsh or confused noise, as the sound of battle; clash; din

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discordance

(Music) Lack of harmony; dissonance.

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dissension

A difference of opinion; disagreement or, esp., discord as expressed in intense quarreling or wrangling, as within a group [dissension among party members]: often in dissension in the ranks, dissatisfaction with those in authority

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dissent

The rendering of a minority opinion in the decision of a law case

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dissidence

The state of being dissident; dissent

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dissonance

(Music) A combination of tones contextually considered to suggest unrelieved tension and require resolution.

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faction

A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.

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friction

A force on objects or substances in contact with each other that resists motion of the objects or substances relative to each other. &diamf3; Static friction arises between two objects that are not in motion with respect to each other, as for example between a cement block and a wooden floor. It increases to counterbalance forces that would move the objects, up to a certain maximum level of force, at which point the objects will begin moving. It is measured as the maximum force the bodies will sustain before motion occurs. &diamf3; Kinetic friction arises between bodies that are in motion with respect to each other, as for example the force that works against sliding a cement block along a wooden floor. Between two hard surfaces, the kinetic friction is usually somewhat lower than the static friction, meaning that more force is required to set the objects in motion than to keep them in motion.

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inharmony

An instance of such discord.

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schism

(Religion) A formal division or split within a religious body.

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variance

Degree of change or difference; divergence; discrepancy