anti-war

adjective

an·​ti-war ˌan-tē-ˈwȯr 

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

He was badly wounded at Loos and, alongside Wilfred Owen and his close friend Siegfried Sassoon, was a key part of the conflict’s efflorescence of anti-war poetry. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

In July, over 250 former lawmakers, clerics, professors and other public figures signed an anti-war petition warning of the costs of the conflict. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Activists in pink balaclavas led by Nadya Tolokonnikova and other members of Pussy Riot, together with the feminist dissent group FEMEN, shot smoke flares and waved Ukrainian flags outside the Russian pavilion, chanting anti-war slogans. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026

And so The Odyssey becomes a uniquely effective anti-war movie. — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-war

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore
• heretofore