anti-war
adjective
an·ti-war
ˌan-tē-ˈwȯr 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antiwar
: opposed to war
anti-war demonstrations
antiwar activists
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Anarchists were indicted on sedition charges for procuring weapons, distributing anti-war propaganda and encouraging people to resist obligatory military service.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Before that, in February 1930, Frick had issued an injunction against Erich Maria Remarque’s famous anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front, which had been published in spring 1929 and quickly become a bestseller.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The short is inspired by the true story of Sasha Skochilenko, a Russian artist and musician who was arrested and imprisoned for seven years for replacing four price tags with anti-war messages.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
The film was based on the 1976 autobiography of Ron Kovic, a Vietnam War veteran who was wounded and paralyzed, later becoming an anti-war activist.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Before that, in February 1930, Frick had issued an injunction against Erich Maria Remarque’s famous anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front, which had been published in spring 1929 and quickly become a bestseller.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The short is inspired by the true story of Sasha Skochilenko, a Russian artist and musician who was arrested and imprisoned for seven years for replacing four price tags with anti-war messages.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
The film was based on the 1976 autobiography of Ron Kovic, a Vietnam War veteran who was wounded and paralyzed, later becoming an anti-war activist.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-war
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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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