warpath

noun

war·​path ˈwȯr-ˌpath 

-ˌpäth

variants or less commonly war path

plural warpaths also war paths

1

: the route taken by a party of Indigenous American warriors going to war or on a warlike expedition

Crazy Horse said that he had come in to the agency for peace, and that he had promised not to go out on the warpath anymore …

—Ian Frazier

2

: a hostile or combative course of action or frame of mind

—often used in the phrases on the warpath and on a warpath

… has made an enemy of his former aide, … who is now on the warpath and ready to give evidence under oath.

—Tim Ross and Joe Mayes

And while he doesn't go out of his way to support charter schools, he's also not on a warpath against them.

—Lauren Camera

Examples of warpath in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nations are divided based on which element its people can bend, and the Fire Nation is on an imperialistic warpath throughout the show. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025

Gunther had been on a warpath in the weeks after the upset loss. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025

Emmy nominated brothers Kevin and Matthew McManus (American Vandal, Cobra Kai) present a gritty sci-fi thriller that follows a mother on a warpath through parallel universes in a desperate attempt to quench her desire for vengeance. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025

The institution, which houses 14 of Mark Rothko’s Seagram Mural paintings in Houston, Texas, found itself in the Category 1 (down from Category 5) storm’s warpath. —George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing warpath

• on a warpath
• went on the warpath

Rhymes for warpath

• bloodbath
• footpath
• towpath
• aftermath
• multipath
• psychopath
• hath
• lath
• math
• path
• rath
• spath

Kids Definition

warpath

noun

war·​path ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌpath 

-ˌpȧth

: the route taken by a group of North American Indigenous warriors on their way to fight the enemy