anti-war

adjective

an·​ti-war ˌan-tē-ˈwȯr How to pronounce anti-war (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or antiwar
: opposed to war
anti-war demonstrations
antiwar activists

Examples of anti-war in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Two prominent anti-war candidates were barred from running. Christian Edwards, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024 The first of Turner's slides includes a photograph of anti-war activists sitting cross-legged at an intersection in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, arms interlocked. Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024 The director of The Zone of Interest accepted his award with an anti-war speech that drew praise and confusion. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024 Conclave is German director Berger’s follow-up to his 2022 anti-war epic and Oscar winner All Quiet on the Western Front. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024 Her early forays into elective politics failed because the one-time anti-war, Green Party member who backed insurgent presidential candidate Ralph Nader was seen as too liberal. Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024 Fans of Euphoria actor Hunter Schafer learned that she and dozens of anti-war protestors were arrested earlier this week in the lobby of NBC's headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, timed to President Biden's interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024 Bushnell’s fatal protest turned him into an instant folk hero among some anti-war and pro-Palestinian activists. Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024 The country’s only anti-war candidate has been barred from standing, and Alexey Navalny, the poisoned and jailed former opposition leader who was the most prominent anti-Putin voice in Russia, died last Friday. Rob Picheta, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-war was in 1812

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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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